Patent ID: 7567799
Filing Date: 2009-07-28
Classification: H04L,H04N,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for receiving, displaying and interacting with daily diversion content on a mobile electronic device, comprising: automatically and repeatedly throughout a day receiving a broadcast transmission that includes the daily diversion channel content encoded on a communication signal that is broadcast to many electronic devices at predetermined times such that each of the electronic devices receives the same daily diversion channel content; wherein the predetermined times are based on a broadcast schedule that is predetermined and is not affected by the mobile electronic device; wherein the daily diversion content is received as records; wherein the daily diversion content is automatically broadcast throughout a day and a night according to a predetermined schedule; and wherein the predetermined schedule specifies that the daily diversion channel content is automatically broadcast more frequently during the night and automatically broadcast less frequently during the day; wherein the daily diversion channel content is not personalized when it is broadcast; wherein the broadcast transmission includes public messages and private messages; wherein the public messages are decodable by each of the many electronic devices receiving the broadcast and where in the private messages within the broadcast are decodable only by a single electronic device receiving the broadcast; filtering the daily diversion channel content according to pre-defined user preferences; wherein the pre-defined preferences are received on the mobile electronic device through the broadcast and wherein the received pre-defined preferences are stored on the mobile electronic device after being received; storing at least a portion of the filtered daily diversion content on the electronic device; associating the daily diversion channel content with at least one channel application on the electronic device; decoding the received records on the mobile electronic device; wherein decoding the received records includes associating an index value with an expanded name when one of the records is encoded as an index; setting a current view associated with the daily diversion content; and displaying the current view on a display of the electronic device.