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Method for transmitting multimedia information elements, receiver of multimedia information elements distributed by said method and user interface for consulting said information elements

US7620967B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 23, 2001
Grant dateNov 17, 2009
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Expiry dateFeb 26, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04H60/46
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of broadcasting multimedia information items, a receiver of multimedia information items broadcast by that method, and a user interface for consulting the information items. The invention relates to a method of broadcasting multimedia information items in a network comprising a transmitter and at least one receiver of information, the method including determining a class to which each information item belongs, broadcasting ahead of time a descriptor relating to each information item, at each receiver, qualifying the potential interest of each information item on the basis of the descriptors received and as a function of a user profile defined in the receiver, broadcasting the information items associated with the descriptors previously broadcast, and, in each receiver, storing locally each information item as a function of the qualification based on the descriptors. The invention also relates to a receiver and a user interface for consulting broadcast information items.

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