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 network-delivered broadcast content available to the mobile device;
discovering unicast content based on the network-delivered broadcast content;
making the discovered unicast content available to a mobile device; and
providing an application on the mobile device to switch at the mobile device between the discovered unicast content and the network-delivered 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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1. A method of switching between broadcast and unicast content on a mobile device, comprising:
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making network-delivered broadcast content available to the mobile device; discovering unicast content based on the network-delivered broadcast content; making the discovered unicast content available to a mobile device; and providing an application on the mobile device to switch at the mobile device between the discovered unicast content and the network-delivered broadcast content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 16)
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9. 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 searched for based on the network-delivered broadcast content; making the searched for unicast content available to a mobile device; and providing an application on the mobile device to switch at the mobile device between the searched for unicast content and the network-delivered broadcast content. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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17. A system for switching between broadcast and unicast content on a mobile device, comprising:
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a broadcast content facility for making network-delivered broadcast content available to the mobile device; a unicast content facility for making network-delivered unicast content available to the mobile device; and an application on a mobile device to discover unicast content based on the network-delivered broadcast content, and switch at the mobile device between the discovered unicast content and the network-delivered broadcast content. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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