Mobile receiver solutions for accessing broadband video-on-demand services
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1. A communication system comprising:
- a local controller wirelessly communicating a first portion of a selection list to a wireless mobile receiving device through a local network, said first portion corresponding to content available from the local controller;
a business controller remotely located from the local controller and wirelessly communicating a second portion of the selection list to the wireless device, said second portion corresponding to content available from the business controller; and
the mobile receiving device having a user interface for selecting from the selection list, the mobile receiving device generating a selection signal in response to selecting and wirelessly transmitting the selection signal to the local controller,the local controller wirelessly transmitting content corresponding to the selection signal to the mobile receiving device when the selection signal corresponds to the first portion and transmitting the selection signal to the business controller when the selection signal corresponds to the second portion, andthe business controller communicating content directly to the mobile receiving device outside of the local network.
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Abstract
A communication system (10) includes a controller (10, 160) for communicating a selection list to a wireless device (28, 36). The wireless device includes a user interface (280) for selecting a selection from a selection list (452). The wireless device generates a selection signal in response to selecting and wirelessly transmits the selection signal to the controller (100, 160). The controller (100, 160) wirelessly transmits content corresponding to the selection signal to the wireless device. The controller (100, 160) may be a business service controller or a local communications controller.
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29 Claims
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1. A communication system comprising:
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a local controller wirelessly communicating a first portion of a selection list to a wireless mobile receiving device through a local network, said first portion corresponding to content available from the local controller; a business controller remotely located from the local controller and wirelessly communicating a second portion of the selection list to the wireless device, said second portion corresponding to content available from the business controller; and the mobile receiving device having a user interface for selecting from the selection list, the mobile receiving device generating a selection signal in response to selecting and wirelessly transmitting the selection signal to the local controller, the local controller wirelessly transmitting content corresponding to the selection signal to the mobile receiving device when the selection signal corresponds to the first portion and transmitting the selection signal to the business controller when the selection signal corresponds to the second portion, and the business controller communicating content directly to the mobile receiving device outside of the local network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of operating a communication system comprising:
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wirelessly communicating a first portion of a selection list to a wireless mobile receiving device from a local controller, said first portion corresponding to content available from the local controller; wirelessly communicating a second portion of the selection list to the wireless mobile receiving device from a business controller, said second portion corresponding to content available from the local controller; selecting from the selection list; generating a selection signal in response to selecting; wirelessly transmitting the selection signal to the local controller; wirelessly transmitting content from the local controller when the selection signal corresponds to the first portion; transmitting the selection signal to the business controller when the selection signal corresponds to the second portion; communicating content directly to the mobile receiving device outside of the local network from the business controller; and receiving the content at the mobile receiving device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of operating a mobile receiving device comprising:
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receiving a first portion of a selection list of content from a local controller, said first portion corresponding to content available from the local controller; receiving a second portion of the selection list of content from a business controller, said second portion corresponding to content available from the business controller; selecting a selection from the selection list at the mobile receiving device; wirelessly transmitting the selection to the local controller from the mobile receiving device; when the selection corresponds to the second portion communicating the selection from the local controller to the business controller; receiving content corresponding to the selection at the mobile receiving device when the selection corresponds to the first portion; receiving content directly outside of the local network from the business controller when the selection corresponds to the second portion; and playing back the content using the mobile receiving device. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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