US Patent Application 18231015. IPTV SESSION MANAGEMENT simplified abstract

IPTV SESSION MANAGEMENT

Organization Name

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)

Inventor(s)

Mats Cedervall of HÄRNÖSAND (SE)

Jan Erik Lindquist of Älvsjö (SE)

Andrew Mallinson of Leamington Spa (GB)

IPTV SESSION MANAGEMENT - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18231015 titled 'IPTV SESSION MANAGEMENT

Simplified Explanation

The abstract describes a session management system for IPTV applications on a set top box.

• The system registers IPTV applications in a table, including their identifiers.
• The applications can be embedded or browser-based.
• When an event occurs that requires launching an IPTV application, the system checks the registration table.
• The registration table serves as a source to determine which applications are available and can be launched.
• The system then launches one of the registered applications to handle the event.

Original Abstract Submitted

A session management involves registering at least one IPTV application in a registration table so that the registration table includes at least a respective identifier of the IPTV applications. The IPTV applications are invokable at a set top box and can be so-called embedded applications and/or browser-based applications. An event requiring the invocation of an IPTV application at the set top box is detected and triggers a look-up in the registration table. The registration table is thus used as source to indicate those IPTV applications that are potentially available and can be launched at the set top box. One of the registered applications is launched for the purpose of handling the detected event.