MXPA03012027A

MXPA03012027A - Multimedia broadcasting services for cell phone and other users and modified sim card for enabling broadcast reception.

Info

Publication number: MXPA03012027A
Application number: MXPA03012027A
Authority: MX
Inventors: Lord Frank
Original assignee: Paperless Interactive Newspape
Priority date: 2001-06-22
Filing date: 2002-06-24
Publication date: 2005-07-01
Also published as: EP1410605A2; EA200400066A1; CN1541490A; CN100473180C; CA2450594C; AU2002315408B2; EP1410605A4; BR0210611A; IL159363A; WO2003001772A2; EA006535B1; PL368751A1; IL159363A0; CA2450594A1; JP2004535117A; WO2003001772A3; KR100914954B1; KR20040030001A

Abstract

Preferred embodiments enable cell phone users to plug in a novel SIM card (34) and receive a multimedia broadcast of their choice, television, celebrity broadcast calls, newspapers, games, video and the like, without initializing with a service provider. Adapters can provide additional cell phone communication channels enabling a user to talk on the phone while receiving a broadcast into storage or to quickly receive a broadcast over multiple channels (3, 4, 5, 6, 7). Cell phone TV flicker can be inhibited by receiving over multiple channels (3, 4, 5, 6, 7). Each channel can be controlled or activated by its own SIM card (34). Novel product-specific SIM cards are provided to enable reception of specific broadcasts.

Description

MULTIMEDIA TRANSMISSION SERVICES FOR TELEPHONES CELL PHONES AND OTHER USERS AND MODULE CARD IDENTIFICATION OF THE MODIFIED SUBSCRIBER FOR ALLOW A TRANSMISSION RECEPTION CROSS REFERENCE WITH RELATED APPLICATIONS With respect to the designation of the United States, this application is a continuation in part of the United States Patent, co-pending No. 09 / 848,099, filed on May 3, 2001, entitled "SISTEMA DE MULTIMEDIA TRANSMISSION DELIVERY ", the description of which is incorporated herein by reference.

The present invention relates to improvements, modifications and supplements for the invention described in the International Patent Application No. PCT / US01 / 14404, filed May 4 by Paperless Interactive Newspaper LLC, which claims the priority of the provisional application for U.S. Patent No. 60 / 201,793, filed May 4, 2000, the international application of which was published under WO 01/84339 on November 8, 2001, called "our international application" hereafter. The full description of the aforementioned published application number WO / 84339, is incorporated herein by reference.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION In this way, the invention relates to the electronic distribution of large data files such as television programs, newspapers, computer games, other multimedia communications, text files, and so on for equipped receiving audiences, and in particular the public located near geographical areas identified. The invention also relates to the electronic distribution of files and content for mobile users, especially when they are far from their home or office.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The following description of the prior art may include perspectives, findings, explanations, expositions or associations together with the exposures, which were not known to the art of the present invention, but which are provided by the invention. Such contributions of this invention are pointed out in a specific manner below, while other contributions of the invention will be evident from the context. The use of electronic communication increases every day more. Many of the homes in the United States have probably ten devices with the ability to receive or display electronic communications or to make such communications audible. Such households may have multiple television receivers, multiple computers connected or connected to the Internet, as well as multiple telephone units, a radio telephone unit and multiple radios. However, there is a constant need to develop an improved means to communicate information such as news, entertainment and personal matters to the public. There is a particular need to provide a better means of communicating such content of interest to mobile users who may be traveling or located away from their home or office, where their primary receiving equipment is located. Several measures have been proposed for the distribution of multimedia data through the Internet. For example, Leighton et al. USP 6,108,708 ("Leighton") discloses a system for the administration of content supply on the Internet with the use of multiple servers to provide a fault-tolerant infrastructure (column 2, lines 26-31). Also, Kreps USP 5,557,320 ("Krebs") exposes a video distribution system with the intention of solving the problem of congestion when transmitting video through heterogeneous networks comprising telephone, wireless, satellites, etc. (Column 1, lines 5- 7), by employing a network administrator provider. The network administrator provider schedules each video request and adjusts control points for each receiver to operate on a per-transmission basis (claim 1). However, these systems depend on the user having access to the Internet, for which most people require the inconvenience of land lines. At present, there is no effective method for wireless Internet access, which is suitable for the distribution of large files, such as multimedia to a large number of users.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the problem of distributing large data files such as television programs, newspapers, computer games, and other multimedia communications, text files and the like to an audience in a much more advantageous manner and in Some cases more convenient than what was possible until now. The invention also solves the problem of distributing files and content for mobile users, especially when they are away from home or office. Our previous international application, which was not open to the public on June 22, 2001, with application number UK 0115346.9, of which this application claims priority, is an invention that for the first time used cell phone systems for distribution mass of digitized information content of large volumes, especially multimedia content such as newspapers, television, music, Internet content and so on, by transmitting the information simultaneously to multiple cell phone users, each of them receives the content in a simultaneous with other users. The invention of our previous international application provided the teaching of the benefits of the information being in convenient form, available to mobile users and others. To solve the above problem and others, the present invention provides in one aspect a computerized radiotelephone receiver with the capability of communication by telephone in a cellular radiotelephone system and having the ability to receive a communication transmitted from the radiotelephone system without being initialized with the radiotelephone system, wherein the radiotelephone comprises a removable electronic accessory device encoded with a machine-readable electronic key, optionally a telephone number, which allows the reception of a transmitted communication. In the preferred embodiments, the radiotelephone receiver comprises a cellular phone and an electronic accessory device comprising a subscriber identification module or "SIM" card. An additional line can be provided to receive the transmissions with the use of a multi-line or twin SIM card where the lines to receive the transmission do not need to start with the service provider. By encoding or otherwise storing an electronic key or any other information required to access a cellular transmission on a SIM card or other removable accessory device, the present invention provides a new, convenient way to allow cell phone users and others get the benefits of receiving a transmission without having to buy new equipment or modify their existing equipment. Many cell phone users already have SIM card units especially for the GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) service, a global advanced digital wireless, technology. They can receive the benefits of cell radio frequency transmissions in accordance with the present invention, only by inserting a SIM card encoded with the telephone number and another key. The radiotelephone receiver can also be a wireless, cellular computer for example, a notebook or notebook computer or a desktop computer equipped with the capability to receive the transmissions of cellular technology, for example, by being provided with a connection port. of cell phone within which the user can insert his cell phone. Our preferred embodiment of the invention provides multiple access numbers to the transmissions in a single SIM card that allows receiving multiple transmissions or channels simultaneously. For example, one channel can be received and stored, while another is being viewed. Alternatively, a single television transmission or other "bulky" content can be transmitted and received on two or more channels to increase the total data rate and thus avoid or reduce vibrations. In another aspect, the invention provides a removable electronic accessory device encoded a machine-readable electronic key, optionally the telephone number, which allows the reception of a transmitted communication for a computerized radiotelephone receiver with the capability of a telephone communication in a cellular radiotelephone system and having the ability to receive a communication transmitted from the radiotelephone system. Preferably, the radiotelephone receiver comprises a cellular phone and the electronic accessory device comprises a SIM card. The SIM card can be of the type that is received in a slot in the back of the cell phone, or in some other place and that has a blade configuration with a bevelled corner to orient the card within the cell phone. Also, the SIM card can allow cellular phones compatible with the SIM card to receive transmissions through at least one specific transmission telephone number and that can be recovered to provide the transmission receiver capability to compatible cellular phones. with a SIM card that lacks the ability to receive transmission. In another aspect, the invention provides a method for transmitting a communication, optionally a program or one providing a continuous content, the method comprising transmitting the communication from the cellular radiotelephone system to an audience of users of computerized radiotelephone receivers having the ability to receive the communication transmitted from the radiotelephone system without starting with the radiotelephone system, wherein each radiotelephone comprises a removable electronic accessory device encoded with a machine-readable electronic key, optionally a telephone number, which allows the reception of the communication transmitted, the method also includes distributing the electronic key to the users before transmitting the communication. One or more of the transmissions can be made from a satellite or terrestrial transmitter and if desired through a cellular network of transmitters to be received simultaneously by any device equipped within the signal range. Optionally, multiple channels may be transmitted simultaneously to the individual receivers within the range of a transmission transceiver. Preferably, the transmission is made and received by the users who have previously received an electronic key that authorizes the reception of a particular transmission or a transmission channel or channels.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Some embodiments of the invention and when making use of the invention, as well as the best mode contemplated for carrying out the invention, if not described above, are described in detail below, by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which the identical numbers indicate identical elements through the different views, in which: Figure 1 is a schematic view of a cell phone transmission system for transmitting multimedia and other content to be received by a number of wireless multimedia enabled devices, in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention.

Figure 2 is a front elevated view of a cell phone useful in the practice of the transmission system illustrated in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a schematic view on a larger scale, of a SIM card useful for the cell phone shown in Figure 2, to allow the reception of transmissions, in accordance with the invention; and Figure 4 is a schematic view illustrating the components of the cell phone apparatus useful in the practice of the transmission system illustrated in Figure 1.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE 1NV With reference to Figures 1 to 3, the illustrated transmission system comprises a number of appropriate receiving devices, such as a computerized cellular telephone 1, or a computer-activated mobile telephone in a two-way communication with a wireless provider. service employing the cellular receiver-transmitter 10 to operate as a transceiver from a base 12. Multiple information channels such as those indicated 3-7, all or some of them may include multimedia content, or transmit to a user community that may be Equipped with a variety of different hardware receivers for one or more channels 3-7. In addition to the cellular telephones 1, the preferred embodiments described in more detail below, including hardware receivers may include other computerized radiotelephone receivers, for example, activated cellular wireless computers, such as a portable computer 8 or a desktop computer 9 . Each computer 8 or 9 comprises a radio frequency receiver that can be tuned to a suitable transmission frequency and adapted to receive one or more transmissions in accordance with the technical and business requirements of the service provider. For example, the receiving devices may be provided with a computer program (Software) or preferably with a firmware product interface with the ability to recognize and allow reception of the transmission without starting and preferably without requiring manipulation. The devices 1, 8, 9 preferably receivers, the computer-activated devices have a memory and control software, in accordance with the invention, to control the memory and the reception of transmissions. The control software may or may not store an incoming transmission in accordance with the options made by the user of the computer, for example, from an incoming multimedia data menu. The transmissions for a satellite or terrestrial transmitter 10 can be received simultaneously by any device 1, 8, or 9 appropriately equipped within the signal range, whose interval will be determined, as is known in the field of cellular telephony, for example. , by geography, local topography and other environmental conditions as well as the sensitivity of the device. As illustrated, in addition to transmitting a determined channel 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 to the user receiving community, the multiple channels can be transmitted at the same time to individual receivers within the range of the transceiver 10. Preferably, the transmission it is done and received by the users who have previously received a means that authorizes the reception of a particular transmission or a transmission channel or channels. The activation means of preference, is supplied by the service provider or possibly by the content provider or an agent and may comprise a personal electronic transmission key that is unique to the individual and allows the reception of a specific channel or transmission channels or content of a channel specific for a desired period of time, that is, the duration of a program or event, for example 30 minutes to 6 hours. The personal transmission key can be stored in a machine-readable form in an electronic accessory device that can be read and cooperated mechanically with the computerized radiotelephone receiver to be received thereon or coupled in some other way. However, more preferably, it is a personal transmission key that allows the reception of at least one specific channel for a defined period of time, for example one, three or six months, or one, two or three years, or a period per week. The personal transmission key can comprise a private code and the specific transmission to be allowed can comprise a public code and the public and private codes can be used cooperatively by the receiving device to unlock the receiving device, to process the specific transmission for its visualization, hearing and / or storage by the observer. Preferably, the personal transmission key also includes a personal code that may include a personal identifier or an identifier indicating the source, distribution or something else of the personal transmission key. In addition, the personal key may include encryption keys that allow the decoding of an encrypted transmission. Preferably, when the personal transmission key does not meet the requirements of the service provider as defined in the public key of specific transmission signal, visualization, hearing or storage of the specific transmission is not possible. The private, public and personal codes may have the desired form such as numeric, alphanumeric, ASCII, graphic, conical or other machine-readable codes or combinations of the above. The personal transmission key can be provided to the user in any way, including a program download from a remote source or server. However, it is preferred that the personal transmission key be encoded in a firmware or otherwise stored in a machine readable device, such as an accessory card of the cell phone, a memory device or its like, preferably in read only mode. In particular, it is preferred that the personal transmission key be encoded in a modified subscriber identification module incorporated in a card or chip (hereinafter, SIM card) as the SIM card or an equivalent thereof. SIM cards and their use are described, for example, in the U.S. Patent Nos. 5,418,837; 6,119,020 >; 6,195,531 and 6,195,568, the descriptions of which are incorporated herein by reference. Such SIM cards can be used in the present invention when they are modified to achieve the purposes of the invention, as described herein or as will be apparent to those skilled in the art from this description. With particular reference to Figures 2 and 3, a portable radiotelephone 20 suitable for use with the cellular transmission system, is available and is known as a "cell phone" and so will be called hereafter, comprising four rows of keys 22 numerical and function, an additional row of function keys 24 and cursor or directional keys 26. A preferred cell phone 20 can process digital signals, is activated by computer and has a display 28 of high quality video with the ability to play television, movie clips, movies or action videos. A controllable volume horn 30 provides the sound and the cell phone 20 receives it via an antenna 32. A modified SIM card 34 is received in a slot in the back of the cellular telephone 20 which cooperates with a built-in card reader ( not shown). The card reader reads the data and the programs, if present, from the SIM card 34 for use by the cellular phone system 20. The SIM card 34 has a configuration in a bank card type foil with a bevelled corner 36 which guides the card with its host device, in this case, the cell phone 20. Alternatively, the SIM card 34 may be configured as a chip set on a removable card, or a memory device or any other insertable member configuration, that has been contemplated to modify or complement the functionality of the cell phone 20. An external device that communicates through USB, serial communication protocols and others, infrared or radio frequency through the cell phone antenna can be used. , possibly together with the external reader. However, the external SIM 34 card or its equivalent device will not be convenient. In a preferred embodiment, the SIM card 34 has sufficient functionality to allow cellular phones compatible with the SIM card to receive transmissions through at least one specific telephone number transmitted. If desired, the SIM card 34 may allow or request a download of the software to facilitate the reception of the transmission. In this way, the SIM card 34 can be recovered to provide the capability of receiving transmission to a SIM-compatible cellular phone that does not have it. SIM cards, of course, work in cooperation with a service or content provider that provides the transmission in a cellular radiotelephone system. An optical-readable code 38 of any appropriate length can be carried on an external surface of the SIM card 34, to identify that particular card and can for example comprise a serial number segmented into groups of characters, each group means one different question, for example, serial number of the card, product of allowed transmission, duration, issuer of the card and others. The code 39 may comprise a bar code with an alphanumeric transliteration may be printed, embed or otherwise deployed on the external surface of the SIM card 34, if desired. As illustrated in Figure 1, SIM cards 34 can be distributed by a content or service provider 39 to users of devices such as cell phones 2, computers 8 or 9 activated for radio reception, who wish to receive one or more transmissions, as determined by the data on the SIM card. The distribution can be through a desired seller, mail order or Internet channels and does not need to be limited to electronic equipment stores that usually provide cell phones and computers. They can be found in stores such as newsstands, general stores and mail offers. Preferably, the service or content provider 39 or its agent codes the respective transmission transmitted from the transmitter 10 so that it can be accessed by an electronic key incorporated in the particular SIM card, for the purpose of being read by the devices 1, 8 and 9. In this way, the particular SIM cards 34 can be associated with a particular transmission or transmission service and can be marked in a distinctive manner, packaged and / or advertised for that purpose. Multiple types of SIM cards can be made and the user can select the type of service they would like to receive by selecting the desired SIM card 34. Having made the selection, the user places the SIM card in his cell phone 20. The cell phone 20 is then activated to receive the selected transmission to be sent by the service provider. The transmissions can be simple text messages of the type known to be sent to cell phones, the difference being that the messages are sent to a receiving community instead of being transmitted individually. The content of the transmissions can also be a telephone call, for example, a speaker can transmit to many cell phones simultaneously, talk with the user of the cellular phone 20, to give them general information. The data that is transmitted can be more sophisticated when the cellular phone 20 has the ability to receive, store and display transmitted multimedia data. For example, cell phones 20 having an important data storage capacity can be operated with a SIM card, which allows the reception of more sophisticated transmission services such as video, sound, music, newspapers, and / or games. computer, stories and other products that can be transmitted in digital form. The reception of transmissions, preferably, does not require an initial exchange with the service provider. The requirement to receive the transmissions is the presence within the geographical area covered by the transmission, that is, the presence of the receiving device within the transmission interval. Transmission can be done from many transmitters either simultaneously or in stages, to avoid interference at adjacent points. Each device activated as a receiver, within the geographical area of transmission, can receive and record the transmission in its memory. The user has the data transmitted on his computer device or in the cell phone memory. Referring now to Figure 3, the modified SIM card 34 may comprise a processor 40, one or more programs 42 and a suitable memory 44 and will generally have the user's minimum data 46. According to the invention, the modified SIM card 34 includes a product interface 48 that can be as simple as a telephone number that provides access to one or more specific transmissions activated by the SIM card 34, preferably without initialization or the reception of a dial tone. Multiple transmission access numbers can be provided in a single SIM card 34, if desired. The access code number may constitute or may be an element of the personal transmission key described above. When desired, the SIM card 34 may include some or all of the features of the personal transmission key described above. In a preferred embodiment, a function key, for example, the function key 24AA can be used to access the specific transmission, or more preferably, when the SIM card 34 authorizes the extended use of a specific channel or channels., the 24AA function key is automatically programmed to provide access with a button and displays the specific channel or channels. The access with a button can depend, optionally, on the configuration of the cellular telephone 20 so that it is in a specific mode, for example, a multimedia reproduction mode, with the use of other controls. The user data 46 may include user identification and account status and billing information, when desired. The account statement can be read by the cellular telephone 20, which will make the specific transmission or all the necessary transmissions when the user's account statement is "O", to allow the transmission. Alternatively, the SIM card 34 may require the user to provide demographic information before activating the transmission reception. Such information may be re-sent to the service provider or to another remote location by the cellular telephone 20, before activating the reception of the transmission. Also, and better for unfriendly users, the demographic information is stored in a file stored in the cell phone 20 and sent back to the processing center or to the service provider later in the known manner, preferably transparent to the user. user. The user data 46 may also include the user's preferences for cell phone configuration 20, for transmission reception and for other desired purposes, if desired. Preferably, the SIM card 34 can be tuned to allow the user to select a desired transmission of two or more transmissions, for example, up to six, twelve, twenty or more transmissions activated by the SIM card 34, by manipulating the controls of the SIM card. cell phone 20. Alternatively, the necessary tuning can be provided by the cellular phone 20 or the SIM 34 can be pre-tuned to a single frequency. By employing a tunable SIM card 34, the cellular phone 20 can receive data, for example a selection menu of the programming and / or available channels or events, from a source such as the Internet or a cell phone transmission or any other source source. , and so the user can use the data to select the transmission of their choice. As suggested above, the SIM card 34 may have more than one telephone number. A number can be the user's personal cell phone number to receive calls from the cell phone and the second or subsequent numbers or codes can be used to receive multimedia broadcasts. The multimedia transmission-reception numbers do not have to be initialized with the service provider. The transmission or transmissions can be received by any of the activated users within the geographical area. A transmitted telephone number or recognition code can be associated with a specific transmission or a transmission channel so that all users within the transmission area use the same telephone number or recognition code to receive the transmission. The transmission can be transmitted to multiple users within the simultaneous transmission area, allowing users to receive digital media transmission information transmitted by the cell phone service provider at the same time. Compound numbers may be provided which have a specific parentai portion for a particular product, for example, a newspaper, a specific portion of children in a subdivision of the product eg the sports section of the newspaper. To cover a broad area, country, state or region with a particular transmission program or channel, the service provider can transmit the service from multiple transmitters, in cells to cover the desired area. When cells are used at different frequencies, it is preferred that each number have access to multiple geographically contiguous cells throughout the country., state or region, continent, etc. However, other configurations will be apparent to those skilled in the art. An optional memory 44 may be employed in the SIM card 34 to store or assist in storing the multimedia transmission. Alternatively, the transmitted multimedia data may be stored in the memory associated with the cellular telephone 20, or a memory associated with a computer activated by the receiver. A multi-channel SIM 34 can be used to allow more than one transmission to be received at the same time. The transmitter can send a service that is designed to be received simultaneously on multiple channels and be viewed as a single transmission. This embodiment of the invention is particularly, but not exclusively, useful for the transmission of large data files such as video and television. These files can be stored in the memory 44 of the SIM card or in the memory of the cellular phone 20, under the control of appropriate software. When desired, the transmission can be viewed as it arrives in real time, simultaneously with other users who receive the same transmission. In this way, cell phone users can watch TV or video on their cell phone without having to dial the service provider. By employing the invention, the user can watch TV on his cell phone by connecting his cell phone, in a manner similar to connecting to a domestic TV. An improved television image can be obtained, with reduction or zero vibration, by receiving television transmission over multiple cellular transmission channels. The reception of a multi-channel transmission is effected by the SIM card 34 which has the ability to recognize the incoming channels as being of interest to the user of the computer or cell phone. By accepting the active transmitted transmission to the computer or cell phone software to direct the incoming transmitted multimedia data to the computer or cell phone storage file. In another embodiment of the invention, the SIM card 20 is provided with the capability to receive more than one transmission and accept transmissions and displays and store the received data on more than one channel, which gives the receiving device the ability to receive the transmissions very fast multimedia data transmitted. Such transmissions can be made at data rates higher than normal when adapting transmissions to be accepted only by devices activated with a SIM card by the users who selected to accept the service, by inserting the SIM card of acceptance of the transmission within of the user's equipment. With a conventional cell phone, to make a call, the user turns on the unit and sends an "out of block" signal to the cellular system provider. The cellular system has to receive the signal out of blocking and then returns a dial tone to the subscriber or another user. When the dial tone is received, the user finds the telephone number from the storage. The telephone number is transmitted to the cellular system with the use of an appropriate frequency, for which the cell phone was previously adjusted. The cellular system must receive the telephone number and respond before the user is able to send or receive communications. In accordance with the present invention, the reception of transmissions is greatly facilitated and the initialization procedures are avoided. Up to this point, in a preferred embodiment, the S1M card 34 or other suitable means provides the telephone number or equivalent, and preferably, also provides the identification of the frequency or frequency selection codes for the cellular telephone 20. To receive the transmission activated by the SIM card 20, the user only turns on the unit and selects the transmission channel, for example, by dialing the number associated with the transmission, as provided by the SIM card. Of course, the number may be transparent to the user and is forwarded electronically by the cell phone unit, in response to the user's selection of a menu entry or a label associated with the transmission. The frequency identification or selection coding coupled with the SIM card allows the cellular telephone 20 to be tuned to the appropriate frequency, frequencies or wavebands when the particular transmission is selected or dialed by the user, whereby the cellular telephone 20 You can immediately start receiving and processing the communications to be transmitted on that frequency. If necessary, the cellular phone 20 can perform decoding or decryption or otherwise respond to the control codes received in the transmission or encoded in a sub-bearer for transmission to process the transmission in accordance with the preferences of the user. In an alternative mode, a particular transmission can be coded or programmed to sound on the user's telephone or to activate the telephone to begin automatically receiving the transmission. The answer or individual handling of the user's "call" by the cellular system is not required, although it can be used if desired, for example, for the registration and adjustment of the account or its peers. The user can tune in to enter or exit the transmission as if it were a conventional transmission, without such actions being known by the cellular system. The transmitted transmission signal can be directed to a single telephone number or other code that can be received by a community of tens, hundreds or thousands of users. Alternatively, it may not be directed and sent at a pre-assigned frequency. The transmission may contain control code or information with respect to the incoming transmission to configure the receiving unit to receive transmission enhancement or to operate the receiving device to meet the user's pre-specific preferences.

Referring now to Figure 4, the cellular phone 20 controlled or activated by a first SIM card 34, can be adapted to allow the user to obtain the benefits of the present invention, by adding a multi-line adapter such as the adapter 50 to the cell phone 20. of 2 lines, which adds one or more lines to the cellular phone. With the use of a SIM card converter, the cell phone user is allowed to receive incoming multimedia transmissions or other messages in a second waveband or additional wavebands. Preferably, the adapter 50 also requires a SIM card, SIM2 for activation. With the adapter 50 and both SIM cards installed, the user of the cellular telephone 20 can receive a transmission on one or more lines provided by the adapter 50 while conducting a voice conversation on the original cell phone line. The transmission can be stored or reproduced in visual form. Optionally, an audio activation may be provided on the cellular telephone 20 or on the adapter 50 to allow the user to select the transmission to be heard when the cellular telephone 20 is receiving multiple transmissions. As described above, when the adapter 50 provides multiple additional lines, for example, from two to four lines, these additional lines can cooperatively receive a transmission at optimal data rates, without considering the requirements of the voice call. The SIM card 20 can recognize a second transmission or additional transmissions as for the cellular telephone 20 or for the user of the computer. By adjusting the cellular phone 20 with a multi-channel SIM card allows the telephone to effectively have two or more telephone numbers that will cause the telephone to ring when the cellular telephone 20 is connected to the base station through the two or more lines. The adapter 50 provides the cellular phone 20 with an additional telephone line, or lines that can be used to receive text messages, sound and / or a multimedia data transmission service. Preferably, in accordance with the invention, this capability is provided with a communications protocol for the additional line or lines that do not require the additional line or lines to initialize with the service provider. Optionally, the appropriate numbers for the additional lines can be provided by the service provider. The same cell phone number can be used for each of the population of receiving cell phones and the computers activated by the receiver, who wish to receive the new available multimedia / entertainment transmissions. The service provider can then transmit the message simultaneously to all cell phones that have the same number and are within the transmitter area. The SIM cards 20 and the SIM card converters or adapters 50 can be distributed by the newspaper, magazines, Internet or cell phone companies or any other organization as a gift or as a purchase.

Preferably, the transmissions can be provided with an advertising content for the service so that the service is free of charges. Alternatively, the service can be paid by subscription, monthly invoicing or any other appropriate method. The transmission service can be adapted to different groups such as demographic groups, Internet user groups, clubs and their peers, with the additional telephone number or the corresponding numbers with a selected or particular service according to the user's choice and your profile. An example of multi-channel multimedia streaming for immediate use, that is, for live use as received, is a telephone call transmitted for example from an artist to his followers, a follower's club or another group. The call can be a musician who presents a song and then plays a sample of the music with an advertising message to promote the sale of his album, album or similar. The telephone call may sound at a time previously notified or during the time interval for the user to answer the call and live the experience of conducting the telephone call directly with their artist. The call can be accompanied by a video of the musician that can be displayed on the display screen 28 of the cell phone 20. When desired, the data can also be recorded in the memory, when requested by the user. A more personalized service can be provided by incorporating a message or other communication in a transmission or by directing the message to be received only by a specific user, when encoding the message. For example, the message can be preceded by a header recognizable by the selected user, but can not be recognized by other users of the transmission. When the message is recognized, the cell phone 20 of the selected user can download the message and optionally sound, paste or display an alert for the user "You have a message" or its like. In this way, an email service can be operated that distributes emails specifically directed to a community of users, such as passengers incorporated in the transmission, preferably a 24-hour transmission, to a user population, which can be access or direct through a single "generic" phone number or related to the transmission. Each cell phone 20 of the user does not need to monitor the transmission for relevant or targeted messages for a particular user to whom the cell phone unit responds. In this way, e-mail, voice mail, music service or other personal communication of the cell phone can be downloaded and ready to be played at any time, without the user having to dial to obtain the messages. For example, a letter from a reader can be sent by email or a text message can be sent to the service provider / transmitter and then sent by email, too, the information contained in it can be transmitted within the next transmission . A software provided in accordance with the invention for managing the reception of transmissions can store, divide and search the incoming transmissions for the specific subject of interest of the user, for example by means of keywords or groups of keywords, and carry out other routines and procedures to achieve the functionality described. The software can recognize the incoming transmissions and then instruct the computer or cell phone 20 to store the transmission in memory when the user has requested to store the data. The software can search the stored data for articles of special interest with words or groups of words or any other recognition method and then store the selected data in another memory file. The data for immediate use can also be stored by the device when the user so wishes. The software to carry out these and other functions can be downloaded from the Internet, a CD or any other means. While the transmission processing and reception functionality provided by the invention has been described with particular reference to a cellular phone, it should be understood that in light of the description of our previous international application, the invention can also be applied in computers receiver-enabled comparators that employ a radiotelephone module, optionally with a cell phone, to receive transmissions. The radiotelephone module can use a modified SIM card, in accordance with the invention and it should be understood that the substantial capacity of data processing, such as the storage of files and their reproduction as well as an on-line display and audio, it can be taken to a computer that can be a desktop computer or a laptop or other device. Alternatively, an internal or external wireless receiving card may be employed. The transmission can also be seen with the use of a cellular telephone receiver module which is built-in or plugged into a television receiver to allow the cellular transmissions to be reproduced in the television receiver. The cell phone receiver can emit to the antenna (or aerial) input of the television receiver and can pass through connections that allow the use of a conventional cable, satellite or terrestrial TV signal., The receiver module of the telephone can be tuned or used with a tuneable SIM card or a multiple-number SIM card as described here. The receiver module of the cell phone can be controlled remotely, in the manner of a VCR, with the use of a remote control that allows the user to tune the module to receive the choice of the program observer, including the transmission schedule that the module receives the cell phone service provider. This mode allows the user to change from watching a television transmission on a cellular television in a small cell phone display to a much larger television monitor. The television receiver has the ability to receive the cell phone transmission. Preferred embodiments of the present invention may incorporate any or all of the features, services and options set forth in our previous international application, to the extent that the capabilities are appropriate for a telephony-enabled receiving device as described herein.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION The present invention is particularly useful for application in the entertainment and communications industries as it provides new method and electronic devices for the transmission and reproduction of multimedia content. Since the embodiments of the invention have been described of course, it should be understood that various modifications will be apparent to those skilled in the art or may be apparent as the technique develops. The modifications are contemplated within the scope and spirit of the invention.

Claims

CLAIMS 1. A radiotelephone receiver (20) com- municated with the telephone communication capability in a cellular radiotelephone system, the radiotelephone receiver (20) comprises a removable electronic accessory device (34) encoded with a machine-readable electronic key, optionally a number of telephone and having the capacity to receive a transmission from a receiver-transmitter (10) of ccl telephone system, characterized in that the cellular radiotelephone system provides transmissions of large data files, for the purpose of a simultaneous reception by the receivers activated from the transmission, the radiotelephone receiver (20) comprises a cell phone or a computer (8, 9) activated, wireless, cellular with the ability to receive large data files and in which the electronic key allows the reception of a transmission Uninitialized with the radiotelephone system. The radiotelephone receiver (20) according to claim 1, characterized in that the radiotelephone receiver (20) comprises a cellular telephone having sufficient memory for the storage of large data files and the electronic accessory device (34) comprises a SIM card. 3. The radiotelephone receiver (20) according to claim 1, characterized in that the receiving devices comprise a screen that can be folded and optionally comprises a portable computer (8) or a desktop computer (9). The radiotelephone receiver (20) according to claim 1, characterized in that the receiving devices comprise a software interface or firmware product with the ability to recognize and allow the reception of the transmission without initialization. The radiotelephone receiver (20) according to claim 1, characterized in that the radiotelephone receiver (20) comprises a user controlled writing memory and a control software for memory control and reception of transmissions and in that the control software can store or not store an incoming transmission in accordance with the choices made by the user of the computer. The radiotelephone receiver (20) according to claim 1, characterized in that the electronic accessory device (34) can be read and cooperates mechanically with the computerized radiotelephone receiver (20) and can be received or coupled with the radiotelephone receiver (20). The radiotelephone receiver (20) according to claim 1, characterized in that the electronic key comprises a personal transmission key that allows reception of at least one specific channel for a predetermined period of time. The radiotelephone receiver (20) according to claim 1, characterized in that the personal transmission key comprises a private code and the specific transmission to be transmitted can comprise a public code, public and private codes cooperating to unlock the device receiver to process the specific transmission so that the observer can view it, listen and / or store it. The radiotelephone receiver (20) according to claim 2, characterized in that the SIM card (34) is received in a slot in the back of the cell phone and has a foil configuration with a beveled corner to orient the card on the cell phone. The radiotelephone receiver (20) according to claim 2, characterized in that the SIM card (34) can allow conventional SIM-compatible cellular phones to receive transmissions through a specific transmission telephone number and can be recovered. to provide the transmission capacity for SIM-compatible cell phones that lack the ability to receive transmission. The radiotelephone receiver (20) according to claim 11, characterized in that the SIM card (34) comprises one or more processor programs, and user data of random memory and a product interface, optionally a telephone number can provide access to one or more of the specific transmissions by the SIM card. 12. The radiotelephone receiver (20) according to claim 2, characterized in that multiple access numbers are provided for the transmission in a single SIM card (34). 13. The radiotelephone receiver (20) according to claim 1, characterized in that a function key is automatically programmed to provide an access button and display a specific channel or channels. The radiotelephone receiver (20) according to claim 10, characterized in that the SIM card (34) comprises user identification data and user preferences for the configuration of the cellular telephone for receiving the transmission. The radiotelephone receiver (20) according to claim 1, characterized in that the SIM card (34) can be tuned to allow the user to select a desired transmission of two or more transmissions. 16. The radiotelephone receiver (20) according to claim 1, characterized in that the SIM card (34) has multiple telephone numbers or recognition codes and that one of the multiple numbers is the personal number of the user's cell phone for receive calls from the cell phone and at least a second number or codes are used to receive multimedia broadcasts. 17. The radiotelephone receiver (20) according to claim 1, characterized in that the cellular phone comprises a multi-line adapter, optionally a two-line adapter that adds one or more lines to the cell phone. 18. A removable electronic accessory device (34) for a computerized radiotelephone receiver (20) with the capability of a telephone communication in a cellular radiotelephone system and for receiving transmissions in the cellular telephone, the accessory device is coded with a key machine-readable electronics, optionally a telephone number, characterized in that the electronic accessory device (34) comprises an SI card (34), the SIM card (34) can allow conventional SIM-compatible cell phones to receive transmissions through of at least one specific telephone number for the transmission and that can be recovered to provide the transmission reception capability for the cellular phones compatible with the SIM card that lack the transmission reception capacity and in which the electronic key allows the receiving a transmission of large data files p or the radiotelephone system. 19. The accessory device (34) according to claim 18, characterized in that the radiotelephone receiver (20) comprises a cellular phone. 20. The accessory device (34) according to claim 19, characterized in that the SIM card (34) is received in a slot in the back of the cell phone and has a foil configuration with a beveled corner to orient the card in cellphone. The accessory device (34) according to claim 19, characterized in that the SIM card (34) provides storage for large data files and allows and comprises multiple access numbers to the transmission. 22. The accessory device (34) according to claim 19, characterized in that the SIM card (34) comprises one or more processor programs, and user data of random memory and a product interface, optionally a telephone number can provide the access to one or more of the specific transmissions by the SIM card. 23. The accessory device (34) according to claim 19, characterized in that the multiple access numbers to the transmission are provided in a single SIM card (34). 24. A method for transmitting a communication, optionally a program or a channel providing a continuous content, the method comprising transmitting the communication from the cellular radiotelephone system to an audience of users of computerized radiotelephone receivers (20)., each has a removable electronic device (34) encoded with a machine readable electronic key, characterized in that the electronic key allows the reception of the transmission communication, by each radiotelephone receiver (20) with the ability to receive a communication from transmission from the radiotelephone system without being initialized with the radiotelephone system, the method also comprises distributing the electronic key to the users before transmitting the communication and by one or more transmissions from a terrestrial or satellite transmitter to be received simultaneously by any of properly equipped receiving devices. 25. The method according to claim 24, characterized in that the transmissions comprise cell phone transmissions of large data files and by the radiotelephone receivers comprising cell phones. 26. The method according to claim 24, characterized in that the multiple channels transmit simultaneously to the individual receiver (20) within an area of the transmission transceiver. The method according to claim 24, characterized in that the transmission is made to the users who have previously received an electronic key to authorize the reception of a particular transmission or a transmission channel or channels. The method according to claim 24, characterized in that the electronic key is provided by the content or service provider and comprises a personal electronic transmission key that is unique to an individual user and allows the transmission of a channel or channels specific or content of a specific channel for a predetermined period of time, the duration of a program or an event. 29. The method according to claim 25, characterized in that the SIM cards (34) are distributed by the service or content provider to the users of the radiotelephone receivers (20) through retail, mail order or Internet channels. 30. The method according to claim 24, characterized in that the service provider or content encodes the respective transmission to access with the electronic key incorporated in the particular SIM cards (34) distributed so that the SIM cards (34) are Associate with a particular transmission or a transmission service or optionally you can mark, pack and / or advertise for that purpose. 31. The method according to claim 24, characterized in that the multiple types of SIM cards (34) are available for multiple services and the user can select the service by selecting the appropriate SIM card. 32. The method according to claim 24, characterized in that the user inserts the selected SIM card into his / her cell phone to select one of the multiple telephone numbers specific to a transmission available and to receive the selected transmission sent by the user. service provider 33. The method according to claim 24, characterized in that the transmission comprises a text message, a telephone call from an artist, multimedia content, television, video, sound, music, newspapers, computer games, tales or combinations of two or more of the transmissions 34. The method according to claim 25, characterized in that the reception of transmissions does not require an exchange of initialization with the service provider 35. The method according to claim 24, characterized in that it comprises employing a SIM card which can be tuned to allow To the cell phone receive data regarding programming and / or channels or events that the user can use the data to select the transmission of their choice. 36. The method according to claim 25, characterized in that the multimedia transmission receiver numbers do not have to initialize with the service provider, the transmission can be received by one or all activated users within a transmission area, and a Transmission telephone number or recognition code is associated with the transmission or specific transmission channel so that all users within the transmission area use the same telephone number or recognition code to receive the transmission and where the transmission to be transmitted to multiple users within the transmission area simultaneously, allows users to receive information from the digital multimedia transmission transmitted by the cell phone service provider at the same time. 37. The method according to claim 24, 25 or 35, characterized in that it comprises using a multi-channel SIM card to allow the reception of multiple transmissions simultaneously. 38. The method according to claim 24, characterized in that a personalized message or other communication is incorporated in a transmission and the message is sent to be received only by a specific user, optionally when encoding the message in the transmission. 39. The radiotelephone receiver (20) according to claim 3, characterized in that the screen that can be folded comprises a multimedia screen, which is divided into two or more sections that can be seen as a screen when it is opened. 40. The radiotelephone receiver (20) according to claim 3, characterized in that it comprises a screen that can be moved to facilitate the reading of large data files such as newspapers and the television and movies display and all forms of multimedia data . 41. A computerized device activated by tuneable or non-tuneable cell phone receiver characterized in that it has the ability to receive multimedia data transmissions from cell phone transmitters over multiple channels. 42. A cell phone, a SIM card, a computerized radiotelephone receiver or a memory device, characterized in that they can be tuned to allow the user to select a desired transmission from multiple available transmissions. 43. The radiotelephone receiver (20) according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a cellular telephone, a receiver module that is incorporated or plugged into a television receiver to allow the received cellular transmissions to be reproduced in the receiver of the telephone. television, wherein optionally the cell phone can send to an antenna input of the television receiver and has through connections that allow to use a cable, satellite, or terrestrial TV signal. 44. Control software for a radiotelephone according to claim 1. characterized in that it comprises procedures for controlling the storage and reception of received transmission data files, which allows the user to store or not store, play or unfold and optionally edit an incoming transmission according to your preferences, made by the user of the computer, optionally from an incoming transmission menu of available multimedia data.