Patent ID: 7627683
Filing Date: 2009-12-01
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for providing content to a handset using a scrolling ticker, the method comprising: determining whether input data received by an application server is associated with an event by filtering the input data with an event filter of the application server; the event filter passing the input data to a non-event content control function of the application server for delivery to a non-event content scheduler of the application server if it is determined that the input data is not associated with an event, the event filter passing the input date to an event content control function of the application server for delivery to an event content scheduler of the application server if it is determined that the input data is associated with an event; the non-event content scheduler scheduling delivery of the non-event content to the handset in accordance with a predetermined delivery schedule; the event content scheduler analyzing the event content to determine a delivery time period associated with the event; the non-event content scheduler and the event content scheduler feeding the non-event content and the event content, respectively, to a scheduling logic module of the application server; the scheduling logic module delivering the non-event content to the handset in accordance with the predetermined delivery schedule; the scheduling logic module delivering the event content to the handset during the delivery time period; and the scheduling logic module suspending delivery of the non-event content during the delivery time period.