Mobile device base station for enhanced signal strength for on-demand media services
First Claim
1. A method for obtaining on-demand media content at a base station for use on a portable media device, comprising:
- sending a request for the on-demand media content to an on-demand media content source;
receiving the on-demand media content at the base station;
storing the on-demand media content on a storage device in communication with the base station;
transferring the recorded media content from the base station to the portable media device.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for capturing on-demand media content for use with portable media devices, including wireless phones, using a based station to provide for enhanced signal strength capture. These embodiments provide for the reception/distribution of on-demand media content, which can include, among other things, video content (such as television programming, movies, etc.), audio content (such as radio programming, audio recordings, etc.), data content (such as Internet data—web pages, electronic mail, etc.), voice transmissions (such as telephone transmissions, etc.) and/or the like.
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1. A method for obtaining on-demand media content at a base station for use on a portable media device, comprising:
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sending a request for the on-demand media content to an on-demand media content source;
receiving the on-demand media content at the base station;
storing the on-demand media content on a storage device in communication with the base station;
transferring the recorded media content from the base station to the portable media device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of providing content to a base station for a portable media device on-demand in a content-on-demand environment, the method comprising:
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monitoring at least one source of real-time content;
identifying a set of real-time content to provide to a subscriber;
obtaining the identified set of real-time content;
maintaining the identified set of real-time content;
providing the identified set of real-time content to the base station on-demand. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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26. The method of providing content to a base station for a portable media device on-demand in a content-on-demand environment as recited in claim 26, wherein the specified time is determined by one of the subscriber and a processor associated with the base station.
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