WO2003051024A2 - Set top box supporting cellular short message service - Google Patents

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WO2003051024A2
WO2003051024A2 PCT/ZA2002/000199 ZA0200199W WO03051024A2 WO 2003051024 A2 WO2003051024 A2 WO 2003051024A2 ZA 0200199 W ZA0200199 W ZA 0200199W WO 03051024 A2 WO03051024 A2 WO 03051024A2
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Bernhard August Behrens
Hugh Leonard Mccluskey
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Uec Technologies (Pty) Limited
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W88/00—Devices specially adapted for wireless communication networks, e.g. terminals, base stations or access point devices
    • H04W88/02—Terminal devices
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04H—BROADCAST COMMUNICATION
    • H04H60/00—Arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linking to broadcast information or broadcast space-time; Broadcast-related systems
    • H04H60/76—Arrangements characterised by transmission systems other than for broadcast, e.g. the Internet
    • H04H60/81—Arrangements characterised by transmission systems other than for broadcast, e.g. the Internet characterised by the transmission system itself
    • H04H60/82—Arrangements characterised by transmission systems other than for broadcast, e.g. the Internet characterised by the transmission system itself the transmission system being the Internet
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/72—Mobile telephones; Cordless telephones, i.e. devices for establishing wireless links to base stations without route selection
    • H04M1/724—User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
    • H04M1/72403—User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
    • H04M1/7243—User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality with interactive means for internal management of messages
    • H04M1/72436—User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality with interactive means for internal management of messages for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails

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  • THIS invention relates to decoders for encoded broadcast service
  • the invention more particularly relates to set top box decoders
  • decoder arrangement comprising:
  • the decoder being connectable to a monitor
  • controller means cooperating with the decoder and running a
  • the text message service may be a short message service and in this
  • SMS short message service
  • a short message is a data unit comprising Short-Message-Text and
  • the arrangement may be housed in a single
  • receiving a short message may comprise a GSM transceiver and/or a
  • PSTN public switched telephone network
  • ADSL asynchronous digital subscriber line
  • transceiver and the means for receiving a short message may comprise
  • the means for receiving a text message comprise at least one of a
  • the text message service application may be permanently resident in a
  • the application may be configured selectively to generate a template
  • the arrangement may comprise an input device for manually entering a
  • Short-Message-Text into a Short-Message-Text buffer.
  • the buffer
  • the input device may for example comprise a hand-held remote
  • control unit for the arrangement.
  • the controller may be connected to the means for transmitting the
  • the arrangement may further comprise a received SM buffer
  • An output of the controller may be connected to a video display
  • broadcasting encoded services comprising the steps of:
  • the application may be broadcasted together with an encoded service
  • the application may be selectable by the user while the service is
  • the application may permanently be
  • figure 1 is a block diagram of a first embodiment of a set-top box
  • figure 2 is a block diagram of a second embodiment of the
  • figure 3 is a more detailed functional block diagram of the
  • figure 4 is a flow diagram of a short message send function of an
  • SMS application running on a master controller of the
  • figure 5 is a flow diagram of a short message receive function of
  • figure 6 is a block diagram of yet another embodiment of the
  • figure 7(a) is a diagram of a screen of a television set having a banner
  • figure 7(b) is a view of the banner maximized.
  • the arrangement comprises a housing 13 for a known receiver and
  • decoder 12 (also shown in figure 3) for decoding encoded broadcast
  • the receiver and decoder 12 are configured to generate signals for services, such as television services.
  • the receiver and decoder 12 are configured to generate signals for services, such as television services.
  • broadcast signal 18 from a satellite in conventional manner.
  • a remote control unit (RCU) 22 for the arrangement 10 comprises a
  • Infra-red signals 25 are transmitted upon manipulation of
  • the arrangement 10 further comprises a transceiver 26 for supporting
  • SMS Short Message Service
  • SMS short message
  • telecommunications network such as a digital cellular
  • telecommunications network for example the known GSM network.
  • the transceiver 26 is similar to that of a conventional cellular phone,
  • the transceiver 26 is controlled by
  • a master controller 28 (shown in figure 3) of the arrangement 10 as
  • the transceiver 26 may alternatively or in
  • PSTN public switched telephone network
  • modem 30 and/or a modem (not shown) for an asynchronous digital
  • the SM may be any subscriber line (ADSL).
  • ADSL subscriber line
  • a suitable transmitter such as a transmitter part of a
  • GSM modem and a return path for SM's received may be provided via the television service receiver 12, for example via antenna 16 and the
  • the master controller 28 controls both the conventional
  • receiver 40 for the signal 18 carrying the broadcast television services
  • the receiver 40 is connected to antenna 16. In other embodiments, the receiver 40
  • the encoded services is connected downstream of the transceiver 40.
  • the decoder is connected to the master controller in known manner.
  • the master controller 28 is connected to a video display output buffer/engine 44 to provide analogue signals for driving the video
  • a direct link 46 shown in dotted lines may also be
  • the GSM Global System for Mobile communications
  • incoming SM's is connected to an output of transceiver 26.
  • the transmit part of the functionality comprises a receive buffer 52 for
  • An output of the buffer 52 is connected to the master controller 28.
  • a send buffer 54 is connected to a data output of the master
  • An output of the send buffer 54 is connected via line
  • the television service reception and decoding part operate in well
  • a user may want to send a SM to a
  • the arrangement 10 loads into a memory
  • master controller 28 typically via transceiver 40, an
  • SMS-type application transmitted with the service from a remote head
  • This application executes on the master controller 28 and is
  • the master controller 28 causes at 66 a
  • the template 84 may also
  • the master controller 28 controls the text at 68 into an SM.
  • the master controller 28 controls the text at 68 into an SM.
  • the text is saved or stock piled in an
  • the contents of the inbox may selectively be displayed on the display
  • the user may also select at a suitable later time to have selected
  • the SMS application may be permanently
  • controller 28 resident in a memory arrangement of the controller 28.
  • communications path 90 which is used for incoming television or
  • DVB-RCS for satellite services and/or of DVB-
  • RCT for terrestrial services and/or DVB-RCC for cable services may be

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Abstract

A set-top box decoder arrangement (10) comprises a decoder (12) for television services (18). The decoder (12) is connectable to a monitor (21). The arrangement comprises a controller (28) for executing a short message service (SMS) application for formatting input data received from a user via remote control unit (22) into a short message. The arrangement (10) further comprises a transceiver (26) for transmitting the message to a user selectable addressee and for receiving incoming messages from a remote contact, for selective display on the monitor (21).

Description

SET TOP BOX SUPPORTING CELLULAR SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE
TECHNICAL FIELD
THIS invention relates to decoders for encoded broadcast service
signals. The invention more particularly relates to set top box decoders
for television service signals.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
According to the invention there is provided an encoded service
decoder arrangement comprising:
a decoder for decoding encoded services;
the decoder being connectable to a monitor;
controller means cooperating with the decoder and running a
text message service application, for formatting input data into
a text message;
means for transmitting the text message; and
means for receiving and displaying on the monitor a text
message received.
The text message service may be a short message service and in this
specification, the term short message service (SMS) is used to denote
a service which enables a user to send and receive a short message
(SM) via telecommunications systems, such as GSM cellular systems. A short message is a data unit comprising Short-Message-Text and
additional data necessary for the transmission of the Short-Message-
Text from a sending to a receiving user of the telecommunications
system.
In some embodiments, the arrangement may be housed in a single
housing or set top box.
In other embodiments the means for transmitting the short message
and the means for receiving a short message may be housed in a
separate housing and connected to the controller via a suitable link.
The means for transmitting the short message and the means for
receiving a short message may comprise a GSM transceiver and/or a
public switched telephone network (PSTN) modem and/or an
asynchronous digital subscriber line (ADSL) modem. In other
embodiments the means for transmitting the short message may
comprise at least a transmitter part of the aforementioned GSM
transceiver and the means for receiving a short message may comprise
a conventional television service receiver means. In yet other embodiments the means for transmitting the text message
and the means for receiving a text message comprise at least one of a
satellite service transceiver, a terrestrial service transceiver and a cable
service transceiver.
The text message service application may be permanently resident in a
memory arrangement of the controller.
In other embodiments the application may be loaded into the decoder
arrangement upon selection of a service.
The application may be configured selectively to generate a template
on the monitor for composing a message to be transmitted.
The arrangement may comprise an input device for manually entering a
Short-Message-Text into a Short-Message-Text buffer. The buffer
may be connected to an input of the controller.
The input device may for example comprise a hand-held remote
control unit for the arrangement. The controller may be connected to the means for transmitting the
SM, to enable the means for transmitting the SM to transmit the SM in
response to a user entered command to the controller.
The arrangement may further comprise a received SM buffer
connected between the means for receiving a SM and an input of the
controller.
An output of the controller may be connected to a video display
output buffer which in turn is connected to the monitor to cause a SM
received to be displayed on the monitor.
Also included within the scope of the present invention is a method of
broadcasting encoded services, the method comprising the steps of:
- broadcasting a computer executable text message service
application;
enabling a user to select the application for execution on a
controller of a decoder arrangement for encoded services; and
. - enabling the user to utilize the application to write text
messages and to transmit the written message to an addressee
and to receive and read text messages received from a remote
contact. The application may be broadcasted together with an encoded service
and the application may be selectable by the user while the service is
selected only.
In other forms of the method the application may permanently be
resident in a memory arrangement of the controller to be selected by
the user, independently of a service selected.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCOMPANYING DIAGRAMS
The invention will now further be described, by way of example only,
with reference to the accompanying diagrams wherein:
figure 1 is a block diagram of a first embodiment of a set-top box
decoder arrangement according to the invention;
figure 2 is a block diagram of a second embodiment of the
arrangement according to the invention;
figure 3 is a more detailed functional block diagram of the
arrangement according to the invention;
figure 4 is a flow diagram of a short message send function of an
SMS application running on a master controller of the
arrangement; figure 5 is a flow diagram of a short message receive function of
the SMS application running on the master controller of the
arrangement;
figure 6 is a block diagram of yet another embodiment of the
arrangement;
figure 7(a) is a diagram of a screen of a television set having a banner
for short messages in a bottom region thereof with a
service being displayed in the background; and
figure 7(b) is a view of the banner maximized.
DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION
A decoder arrangement in the form of a set-top box arrangement
according to the invention is generally designated by the reference
numeral 10 in figure 1 .
The arrangement comprises a housing 13 for a known receiver and
decoder 12 (also shown in figure 3) for decoding encoded broadcast
services, such as television services. The receiver and decoder 12 are
connected to a conventional dish antenna 16 for receiving a down-link
broadcast signal 18 from a satellite in conventional manner. The
arrangement is connected to a television set 20 having a screen or
monitor 21 , also in well known manner. A remote control unit (RCU) 22 for the arrangement 10 comprises a
keypad 24. Infra-red signals 25 are transmitted upon manipulation of
the keys on the keypad to the arrangement, to control the operation
thereof, also in well known manner.
The arrangement 10 further comprises a transceiver 26 for supporting
a Short Message Service (SMS) which enables a user to send and
receive via the arrangement 10 a short message (SM) via a
telecommunications network such as a digital cellular
telecommunications network, for example the known GSM network.
The transceiver 26 is similar to that of a conventional cellular phone,
and is housed in the housing 13. The transceiver 26 is controlled by
a master controller 28 (shown in figure 3) of the arrangement 10 as
will hereinafter be described.
In other embodiments, the transceiver 26 may alternatively or in
addition comprise a known public switched telephone network (PSTN)
modem 30 and/or a modem (not shown) for an asynchronous digital
subscriber line (ADSL). In yet other embodiments, the SM may be
transmitted via a suitable transmitter such as a transmitter part of a
GSM modem and a return path for SM's received may be provided via the television service receiver 12, for example via antenna 16 and the
associated receiver, as will hereinafter be described.
In the embodiment in figure 2, the transceiver 26 or other modems 30,
32 are located externally of the housing 13 and are connectable to the
controller 28 via a suitable serial link 34.
A more detailed block diagram of the arrangement 10 is shown in
figure 3. The master controller 28 controls both the conventional
reception and decoding of incoming received television service signals
and also executes an SMS application for enabling a user to send to a
user selectable addressee and receive from a remote contact SM's via
the arrangement 10.
Referring first to the television services, a conventional satellite
receiver 40 for the signal 18 carrying the broadcast television services
is connected to antenna 16. In other embodiments, the receiver 40
may be substituted by a suitable terrestrial transceiver (not shown) or
a suitable cable signal transceiver (also not shown). A decoder 42 for
the encoded services is connected downstream of the transceiver 40.
The decoder is connected to the master controller in known manner.
The master controller 28 is connected to a video display output buffer/engine 44 to provide analogue signals for driving the video
monitor 21 . A direct link 46 shown in dotted lines may also be
provided between the decoder 42 and the buffer/engine 44.
Referring now to a receiving part of the SMS functionality, the GSM
transceiver is shown at 26 in figure 3. A receive buffer 50 for
incoming SM's is connected to an output of transceiver 26. An
output of the buffer 50 is connected to the master controller 28.
The transmit part of the functionality comprises a receive buffer 52 for
temporarily storing text entered via aYi input device, such a RCU 22.
An output of the buffer 52 is connected to the master controller 28.
A send buffer 54 is connected to a data output of the master
controller 28. An output of the send buffer 54 is connected via line
56 to transceiver 26 or alternatively in the case of terrestrial and cable
applications, via line 58 to a corresponding transceiver 40.
The television service reception and decoding part operate in well
known manner and will not further be described herein.
While a service has been selected, a user may want to send a SM to a
user selectable addressee utilizing the set-top box arrangement 10 according to the invention. The procedure is illustrated in figure 4. In
the background and at 60, the arrangement 10 loads into a memory
arrangement of master controller 28 typically via transceiver 40, an
SMS-type application transmitted with the service from a remote head
end. This application executes on the master controller 28 and is
normally in an idle state as shown at 62.
When the user wants to send a message, an icon on a suitable menu
(not shown) displayed on the screen 21 is selected as shown at 64.
On selection of the icon, the master controller 28 causes at 66 a
template 84 (shown in figure 7(a)) for composing the SM to be
displayed on screen 21 , with the selected service being displayed in
the background 86. The user then utilizes the RCU 22, keypad 24 and
link 25 to enter the Short-Message-Text. The template 84 may also
selectively be maximized by the user to occupy the entire screen as
shown in figure 7(b). The text entered is stored in buffer 52. Once
the user has finished composing the text, the SMS application formats
and processes the text at 68 into an SM. The master controller 28
then causes the transceiver 26 to transmit the message at 70 in real
time via the conventional cellular network to the addressee. In the case of the reception of SM's, reference is made to figure 5.
When an SM is received from a remote contact via the GSM network
and transceiver 26 in known manner, the message is temporarily
stored in buffer 50. At 76 in figure 5, the master controller 28 inputs
the SM in the buffer 50 and the SMS application formats and
processes the message for display. The master controller 28 then
prompts the user at 78 and on the screen, whether the Short-
Message-Text received must be displayed on the screen 21 . If the
user does not request display, the text is saved or stock piled in an
inbox of a memory arrangement of the master controller, as shown at
80. The contents of the inbox may selectively be displayed on the
screen 21 and the user may scroll through the inbox utilizing the RCU
22. The user may also select at a suitable later time to have selected
text in the inbox displayed on demand on the screen 21 . If the user
requires display, the text is displayed at 82 superimposed on the
selected service as shown at 84 in figure 7(a), alternatively in
maximized form as shown in figure 7(b).
In other embodiments, the SMS application may be permanently
resident in a memory arrangement of the controller 28. The
application may thus be loaded or invoked by a user at any time and
while watching any service or no service at all, to be executed by the controller and not only while a service piggy-backing the application is
selected.
In yet another embodiment shown in figure 6, the same
communications path 90 which is used for incoming television or
audio services such as DVB-RCS for satellite services and/or of DVB-
RCT for terrestrial services and/or DVB-RCC for cable services may be
used for outward bound text messages and inward bound text
messages via a suitable interface 92 connected to the
receiver/decoder 12.

Claims

1 . An encoded service decoder arrangement comprising:
a decoder for decoding encoded services;
the decoder being connectable to a monitor;
- controller means cooperating with the decoder and
running a text message service application, for formatting
input data into a text message; and
means for transmitting the text message to an addressee;
and
- means for receiving and displaying on the monitor a text
message received from a remote contact.
2. An arrangement as claimed in claim 1 wherein the text message
is a short message.
3. An arrangement as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2 wherein the
arrangement is housed in a single housing.
4. An arrangement as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2 wherein the
means for transmitting the text message and the means for
receiving a text message are housed in a separate housing and
are connectable to the controller via a suitable link.
5. An arrangement as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4 wherein
the means for transmitting the text message and the means for
receiving a text message comprise a GSM transceiver.
6. An arrangement as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4 wherein
the means for transmitting the text message and the means for
receiving a text message comprise a public switched telephone
network (PSTN) modem.
7. An arrangement as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4 wherein
the means for transmitting the text message and the means for
receiving a text message comprise an asynchronous digital
subscriber line (ADSL) modem.
8. An arrangement as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4 wherein
the means for transmitting the text message comprises at least
a transmitter part of the a GSM transceiver and the means for
receiving a text message comprises a television service receiver
means.
9. An arrangement as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4 wherein
the means for transmitting the text message and the means for receiving a text message comprise at least one of a satellite
service transceiver, a terrestrial service transceiver and a cable
service transceiver.
10. An arrangement as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9 wherein
the text message service application is permanently resident in a
memory arrangement of the controller.
1 1 . An arrangement as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9 wherein
the text message service application is loaded into the decoder
arrangement upon selection of a service.
12. An arrangement as claimed in any one of the preceding claims
wherein the text message service application is configured
selectively to generate a template on the monitor for composing
a message to be transmitted.
13. An arrangement as claimed in any one of the preceding claims
comprising an input device for entering a message into a text
input arrangement of the decoder arrangement.
14. An arrangement as claimed in claim 13 wherein the input device
comprises a remote control unit cooperating with the controller.
1 5. A method of broadcasting encoded services, the method
comprising the steps of:
broadcasting a computer executable text message service
application;
enabling a user to select the application for execution on
a controller of a decoder arrangement for encoded
services; and .
enabling the user to utilize the application to write text
messages and to transmit the written message to an
addressee and to receive and read text messages received
from a remote contact.
16. A method as claimed in claim 1 5 wherein the application is
broadcasted together with an encoded service and wherein the
application is selectable by the user while the service is selected
only.
7. A method as claimed in claim 15 wherein the application is
permanently resident in a memory arrangement of the controller
to be selected by the user, independently of a service selected.
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