Wireless multimodal voice browser for wireline-based IPTV services
View Patent ↗In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a method selects a program from a library of programs. A user selection is determined based upon a voice command, and the program is presented at a display device in accordance with the voice command. In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, a system selects a program from a library of programs. The system includes a processor that determines a user selection based upon a voice command, and also includes a display device that presents the program in accordance with the voice command. In accordance with yet another embodiment of the present invention, a computer-readable medium contains a set of instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to determine a user selection based upon a voice command and to command a display device to present the program, in accordance with the voice command.
1. A method, comprising:
receiving, from a mobile telephony device via a wireless telephone network, a user selection signal indicative of a multimedia content program;
accessing a multimedia content library including a small screen version of the multimedia content program indicated by the user selection signal and a large screen version of the multimedia content program; and
delivering, by a provider network server, the large screen version of the multimedia content program to a set top box in an IP television network and the small screen version of the multimedia content program to the mobile telephony device.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless telephone network is a cellular telephone network.
3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
presenting at least one portion of the multimedia program on the mobile telephony device.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
providing a visual list of categories of multimedia programs; and
receiving the user selection signal in response to the visual list of categories.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein providing the visual list of categories includes:
adaptively determining the visual list of categories based upon at least one of:
a previously received user selection signal; and
a user profile corresponding to the user.
6. The method of claim 2 , wherein the IP television network comprises a broadband wireline network.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
charging an account associated with a device selected from: the mobile telephony device and the set top box.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the mobile telephony device comprises a smart phone.
9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
responsive to receiving, from the mobile telephony device, a user search for a desired multimedia program, marking the desired multimedia program as one for later viewing.
10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
providing later viewing data indicative of the desired multimedia program to the set top box, wherein the set top box responds to a remote control signal associated with a set top box search, by accessing the later viewing data to list the desired multimedia program in a selection screen.
11. A multimedia content system, comprising:
a processor;
a computer readable storage device, including processor executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
receiving, from a mobile telephony device via a wireless telephone network, a user selection signal indicative of a multimedia content program;
accessing a multimedia content library including a small screen version of the multimedia content program indicated by the user selection signal and a large screen version of the multimedia content program; and
delivering, by a provider network server, the large screen version of the multimedia content program to a set top box in an IP television network and the small screen version of the multimedia content program to the mobile telephony device.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the wireless telephone network is a 3G cellular network.
13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the operations include:
providing a visual list of multimedia content categories; and
receiving the user selection signal in response to the visual list of categories.
14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the operations include:
determining a visual list of multimedia content categories based upon an indicator selected from: a previously received user selection signal and a user profile corresponding to the user.
15. The system of claim 13 , wherein the operations include:
providing the visual list of multimedia content categories by generating a database query operative to retrieve the visual list of multimedia content categories from the multimedia content library.
16. The system of claim 12 , wherein the operations include:
charging an account corresponding to the user.
17. A computer-readable storage device including processor executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
receiving, from a mobile telephony device via a wireless telephone network, a user selection signal indicative of a multimedia content program;
accessing a multimedia content library including a small screen version of the multimedia content program indicated by the user selection signal and a large screen version of the multimedia content program; and
delivering, by a provider network server, the large screen version of the multimedia content program to a set top box in an IP television network and the small screen version of the multimedia content program to the mobile telephony device.
18. The computer-readable storage device of claim 17 , wherein the user selection signal comprises a 3G cellular signal.
19. The computer-readable storage device of claim 17 , wherein the operations:
identifying the multimedia content program, including:
providing a visual list of multimedia content categories; and
receiving the user selection signal based on the visual list of multimedia content categories.
20. The computer-readable storage device of claim 19 , wherein the operations include:
determining the visual list of multimedia content categories based upon a previously received user selection signal and a user profile corresponding to the user.
21. The computer-readable storage device of claim 19 , wherein the operations include:
providing the visual list of multimedia content categories by generating a database query operative to retrieve the visual list of multimedia content categories from the multimedia content library.
22. The computer-readable storage device of claim 17 , wherein the operations include:
charging an account corresponding to a device selected from: the wireless telephony device and the display device.
23. The computer-readable storage device of claim 17 , wherein the target display device is selectable as the wireless telephony device accessible via the wireless telephone network.