Seamlessly Switching among Unicast, Multicast, and Broadcast Mobile Media Content
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1. A method of switching between broadcast and unicast content on a mobile device, comprising:
- making unicast content available to a mobile device;
making broadcast content available to the mobile device; and
providing an application on the mobile device which allows for switching between the unicast and broadcast content.
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Abstract
In embodiments, the present invention provides a method and system for switching between broadcast and unicast content on a mobile device. The method and system involves making unicast content available to the mobile device, making broadcast content available to the mobile device; and providing an application on the mobile device which allows for switching between the unicast and broadcast content.
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314 Claims
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1. A method of switching between broadcast and unicast content on a mobile device, comprising:
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making unicast content available to a mobile device; making broadcast content available to the mobile device; and providing an application on the mobile device which allows for switching between the unicast and broadcast content. - View Dependent Claims (7, 12, 17, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 29, 42, 43, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222)
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56. A method of enabling optimized switching between broadcast and unicast content on a mobile device, comprising:
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ingesting content into a mobile media platform; performing at least one of encoding and transcoding the content; hosting at least one of the unicast and broadcast content on a mobile media platform; making unicast content available for delivery to a mobile device from the platform; making broadcast content available for delivery to a mobile device from the platform; and providing an interface to the platform by which an application on the mobile device can switch between the unicast and broadcast content. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 314)
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63. A method of switching between broadcast and unicast content on a mobile device, comprising:
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storing metadata regarding at least one of the broadcast and unicast content in the same file as the content; making unicast content available to a mobile device; making broadcast content available to the mobile device; and providing an application on the mobile device which allows for switching between the unicast and broadcast content. - View Dependent Claims (270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305)
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223. A method of dual display for simultaneous broadcast and unicast content on a mobile device, comprising:
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making unicast content available to a mobile device; making broadcast content available to the mobile device; and providing an application on the mobile device which allows for dual display of the unicast and broadcast content. - View Dependent Claims (224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233)
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306. A method of switching between broadcast and unicast content on a mobile device, comprising:
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making broadcast content available to the mobile device; correlating unicast content to the broadcast content; making the correlated unicast content available to a mobile device; and providing an application on the mobile device which allows for switching between the unicast and broadcast. - View Dependent Claims (307, 308, 309, 310, 311)
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312. A method of switching between broadcast and unicast content on a mobile device, comprising:
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making broadcast content available to the mobile device; providing a facility through which unicast content may be discovered based on the broadcast content; making the discovered unicast content available to a mobile device; and providing an application on the mobile device which allows for switching between the unicast and broadcast content. - View Dependent Claims (313)
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