摘要:
The invention concerns a method and apparatus for providing customized interactive computing services in a broadband network environment. A user device on the broadband network is configured for retrieving user-defined data over the network, processing the retrieved information and formatting the information for display locally on an associated display device, along with data broadcast over the broadband network. The user device may be customer premises equipment such as a set-top-box, gaming console, or home gateway connected to the broadband network. Retrieval and formatting are preferably carried out by compact software agents, which are sent to the device through the network to be stored in and to execute on the device. A remote server computer, storing customized application preferences for the user device, is provided for optimizing network bandwidth utilization, by using said customized application preferences to provide statistical data and using said statistical data to configure a bandwidth optimization service.
摘要:
The invention concerns a method and apparatus for providing customized interactive computing services in a broadband network environment. A user device on the broadband network is configured for retrieving user-defined data over the network, processing the retrieved information and formatting the information for display locally on an associated display device, along with data broadcast over the broadband network. The user device may be customer premises equipment such as a set-top-box, gaming console, or home gateway connected to the broadband network. Retrieval and formatting are preferably carried out by compact software agents, which are sent to the device through the network to be stored in and to execute on the device. A remote server computer, storing customized application preferences for the user device, is provided for optimizing network bandwidth utilization, by using said customized application preferences to provide statistical data and using said statistical data to configure a bandwidth optimization service.
摘要:
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for providing companion services to customer premises equipment (CPE) using an IP-based service infrastructure. The infrastructure allows IP-enabled devices such as tablet PCs, smart phones, PDAs, and laptop computers to provide supplementary services to target systems and devices located at customer premises. Target systems and devices (CPE) may be TVs, PCs, set-top boxes, digital video recorders, or other electronics. An embodiment is disclosed which allows a mobile device to provide companion services to a television through a link with a set-top box in a cable TV network using the Internet.
摘要:
A system for and method of targeting a broadcast message to a subset of potential electronic receivers in a broadcast network is presented. The system and method may comprise collecting identifying information associated with designated electronic receivers of a targeted broadcast message, generating, using a computer processor, a data set structure using the identifying information, associating the data set structure with the targeted broadcast message, and broadcasting the targeted broadcast message and the data set structure to a plurality of electronic receivers, wherein the data set structure provides information allowing at least one of the plurality of electronic receivers to determine whether the targeted broadcast message is targeted to the at least one electronic receiver.