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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49 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 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 39)
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8. 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 (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. 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 (38)
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40. A mobile device comprising:
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a broadcast network connection for receiving broadcast content; an unicast network connection for receiving unicast content; and an application on the mobile device which allows for switching between the unicast and broadcast content. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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