Interactive menu providing method for e.g. mobile telephone, involves generating interactive menu from data pertaining to broadcast content and transmitting generated menu to user communication terminal through return path of network

摘要

#CMT# #/CMT# The method involves activating a dedicated function in a user communication terminal so as to transmit a request demanding the transmission of an interactive menu in conjunction with broadcast content. An interactive menu is generated from data pertaining to the broadcast content. The generated menu is transmitted to the terminal through a return path of a network (R1) so that the menu is displayed and the user is allowed to select one of several elements contained in the menu. #CMT# : #/CMT# An independent claim is also included for a communication equipment adapted to be coupled to a bidirectional communication network. #CMT#USE : #/CMT# Used for providing interactive menu on demand at a user communication terminal (claimed) e.g. mobile or cellular telephone, personal digital assistant, TV program or encrypted video decoder, set-top box type TV program receiving equipment, video or musical program receiving equipment, fixed or portable computer and onboard equipment in a vehicle e.g. car, truck, bus and train, that is adapted to receive content defining a TV, video, audio such as radio and music, game or multimedia program, and a computer file from a network e.g. fixed communication network and mobile or cellular telephone network e.g. universal mobile telecommunication system network, and to exchange data, message and request with the network. #CMT#ADVANTAGE : #/CMT# The method permits to provide interactive menu at the user communication terminal in real time. The method prevents the adjoining of menu data to content data, and permits to provide the user of the communication terminal a menu in relation with the displayed content, without disturbing other users viewing the content on the same broadcasting terminal. The method permits the user to access the interactive menu when desired, offers independence opposite to transmission modes, permits to deliver new services and new applications at the availability of the users and permits to take into account the contextual information such as user profile and/or information connected to time. #CMT#DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS : #/CMT# The drawing shows a communication network to which a content server is coupled and a communication equipment dedicated to generation of interactive menu. AP : Dedicated applications MA : Screens R1 : Network SC : Content server T1-T4 : User communication terminals.