US Patent 8935420 Method and apparatus for synchronizing notification messages

Various embodiments provide for the splitting of a notification message to a user, where the notification message enables at least one of interactivity and delivery of information associated with a media broadcast service. A first component of the notification message carries media content and is transmitted utilizing a file delivery protocol, such as FLUTE, HTTP, and OMA-PUSH. A second component of the notification message carries any synchronization information associated with the interactivity and the delivery of the information associated with the media broadcast service. The second component of the notification message can be transported in an RTP payload via RTP to allow for accurate synchronization of the notification message with a media stream of the media broadcast service containing the media content.