Claims
- 1. An information presentation device for presenting information to a user, arranged to receive information transmissions from a remote information source, comprising:
an information transmission receiver for receiving information transmissions; an information extractor for extracting presentation information to be presented, from an information transmission; an information presenter for presenting the extracted presentation information; a monitor arranged to monitor the operation of one or both of the information extractor and the information presenter, determine whether the operation of one or both of the information extractor and the information presenter fulfils one or more predetermined conditions, and generate an operation condition signal and provide said operation condition signal to the remote information source, said operation condition signal conveying an indication of the fulfillment or non-fulfillment of said one or more conditions.
- 2. The information presentation device according to claim 1, wherein:
said information extractor comprises a media player; and said presentation information comprises one or more of audio information and video information.
- 3. The information presentation device according to claim 1, further comprising a network interface, said network interface being connectable to a packet based communication network and implementing at least one communication protocol for receiving information transmissions in the form of data packets.
- 4. The information presentation device according to claim 3, wherein said communication protocol does not provide an automatic repeat request mechanism.
- 5. The information presentation device according to claim 1, wherein said one or more conditions comprise a condition that is fulfilled if one or both of the information extractor and information presenter are operative at all to extract and present the received presentation information.
- 6. The information presentation device according to claim 1, wherein said one or more conditions comprise a condition that is fulfilled if the presence of one or more characteristic markings is detected in the presentation information.
- 7. The information presentation device according to claim 6, wherein said one or more characteristic markings comprise a digital watermark.
- 8. An information presentation method for controlling an information presentation device, comprising the steps of:
receiving an information transmission from a remote source; extracting presentation information to be presented, from said information transmission; presenting the extracted presentation information; monitoring one or both of the extraction and the presentation of presentation information; determining whether one or more predetermined conditions are fulfilled by one or both of the extraction and the presentation of presentation information; and generating an operation condition signal and providing said operation condition signal to the remote information source, said operation condition signal conveying an indication of the fulfillment or non-fulfillment of said one or more conditions.
- 9. An information presentation method according to claim 8, wherein said one or more conditions comprise a condition that is fulfilled if any extracting and/or presenting of received presentation information is taking place at all.
- 10. An information presentation method according to claim 8, wherein said one or more conditions comprise a condition that is fulfilled if the presence of one or more characteristic markings is detected in the presentation information.
- 11. An information presentation method according to claim 10, wherein said one or more characteristic markings comprise a digital watermark.
- 12. A computer program embodied on a computer readable medium to control an information presentation device when executed on the information presentation device, the computer program comprising:
a code segment for receiving an information transmission from a remote source; a code segment for extracting presentation information to be presented, from said information transmission; a code segment for presenting the extracted presentation information; a code segment for monitoring one or both of the extraction and the presentation of presentation information; a code segment for determining whether one or more predetermined conditions are fulfilled by one or both of the extraction and the presentation of presentation information; and a code segment for generating an operation condition signal and providing said operation condition signal to the remote information source, said operation condition signal conveying an indication of the fulfillment or non-fulfillment of said one or more conditions.
- 13. The computer program according to claim 12, wherein said one or more conditions comprise a condition that is fulfilled if any extracting and/or presenting of received presentation information is taking place at all.
- 14. The computer program according to claim 12, wherein said one or more conditions comprise a condition that is fulfilled if the presence of one or more characteristic markings is detected in the presentation information.
- 15. The computer program according to claim 14, wherein said one or more characteristic markings comprise a digital watermark.
- 16. A data carrier storing a computer program arranged to control an information presentation device when executed on the information presentation device, wherein the execution of the computer program comprises the steps of:
receiving an information transmission from a remote source; extracting presentation information to be presented, from said information transmission; presenting the extracted presentation information; monitoring one or both of the extraction and the presentation of presentation information; determining whether one or more predetermined conditions are fulfilled by one or both of the extraction and the presentation of presentation information; and generating an operation condition signal and providing said operation condition signal to the remote information source, said operation condition signal conveying an indication of the fulfilment or non-fulfilment of said one or more conditions.
- 17. The data carrier according to claim 16, wherein said one or more conditions comprise a condition that is fulfilled if any extracting and/or presenting of received presentation information is taking place at all.
- 18. The data carrier according to claim 16, wherein said one or more conditions comprise a condition that is fulfilled if the presence of one or more characteristic markings is detected in the presentation information.
- 19. The data carrier according to claim 18, wherein said one or more characteristic markings comprise a digital watermark.
- 20. An information transmission method for controlling transmissions of presentation information from a source to an information presentation device, comprising:
in said source, conducting a transmission control procedure for sending information transmissions from said source to said information presentation device; controlling said information presentation device, wherein the controlling comprises to receive the information transmission, to extract presentation information to be presented from said information transmission, to present the extracted presentation information, to monitor one or both of the extraction and the presentation of presentation information, to determine whether one or more predetermined conditions are fulfilled by one or both of the extraction and the presentation of presentation information, and to generate an operation condition signal and to send said operation condition signal to said source, said operation condition signal conveying an indication of the fulfillment or non-fulfillment of said one or more conditions; and wherein said transmission control procedure in said source is conducted in dependence on said operation condition signal.
- 21. The information transmission method according to claim 20, wherein said one or more conditions comprise a condition that is fulfilled if any extracting and/or presenting of received presentation information is taking place at all.
- 22. The information transmission method according to claim 20, wherein said one or more conditions comprise a condition that is fulfilled if the presence of one or more characteristic markings is detected in the presentation information.
- 23. The information transmission method according to claim 22, wherein said one or more characteristic markings comprise a digital watermark.
- 24. The information transmission method according to claim 20, wherein said transmission control procedure comprises performing billing in dependence on said operation condition signal.
- 25. The information transmission method according to claim 20, wherein said transmission control procedure comprises interrupting said information transmission if no operation condition signal is received by said source within an expected period.
Priority Claims (1)
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01120783-4 |
Sep 2001 |
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Parent Case Info
[0001] This patent application claims priority to EP patent application Ser. No. 01120783-4, filed on Sep. 10, 2001.