Navigation aware news service
A mobile terminal simultaneously receives an interactive service, such as a betting service, and a web-based news service operating in conjunction with the interactive service across a wireless connection. Both services are simultaneously displayed in different windows on the same display of the mobile terminal. The user's selections, navigation of pages and other input in the interactive service are monitored and used to select related news items for a scrolling news frame.
1. A method for providing targeted content to a user, the method comprising the steps of:
providing content to the user across a wireless connection, wherein the content includes:
an interactive service;
and a news service operating in conjunction with the interactive service;
monitoring content items viewed by the user in the interactive service;
identifying at least one keyword associated with the content items viewed by the user and that is stored in a content server;
searching a database associated with the content for information relevant to the keyword; and
pushing the information to the user via the news service.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of pushing the information comprises:
updating a scrolling news frame portion of the news service with the information.
3. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:
using the news service to monitor the user's interaction with the information; and
providing the user with detailed news information upon the user's selection of the information.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of providing content of the interactive service further includes the step of providing at least one of odds, stakes, current bets made by betters, a number of currently participating bettors, and betting windows.
5. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:
integrating interactive service data and news service data into one signal transmitted over the wireless connection; and
separating, at least in part, the integrated signal into the interactive service data and the news service data.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the keyword is derived from the navigation selections of the user while interacting with the interactive service.
7. An apparatus comprising:
at least one processor;
and at least one memory storing computer program code, and storing at least one keyword;
wherein the memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following:
provide content to a user over a wireless connection, wherein the content includes:
an interactive service;
and a news service operating in conjunction with the interactive service;
monitor content items viewed by the user in the interactive service;
identify at least one of the stored keywords associated with the content viewed by the user;
search a database associated with the content for information relevant to the keyword;
push the information to the user via the news service.
8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the apparatus is further caused to:
initiate transmission of data, as part of the interactive service, in real-time from the interactive service to be displayed to the user;
initiate transmission of at least one of the selections and other input the user makes via the interactive service to the news service; and
register the selections into at least one of log file and a database.
9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the content items provided in the interactive service includes at least one of odds, stakes, current bets made by betters, a number of currently participating bettors, and betting windows.
10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the apparatus is further caused to:
integrate the interactive service data and the news service data into one signal; and
separate the integrated signal into the interactive service data and the news service data.