Mobile device base station for enhanced signal strength for media services
First Claim
1. A base station for a portable media device, comprising:
- means for supplying power to the portable media device;
means for receiving broadcast media content to the base station; and
means for transferring the media content from the base station to the portable media device, wherein the portable media device comprises a wireless phone operable to playback the transferred media content.
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Abstract
Various embodiments of the invention provide methods and systems for receiving media content at a base station for use on a portable media device. Merely by way of example, one set of embodiments provides a base station with a plurality of receivers and inputs for receiving media content. In some embodiments, media content received by the base station via a receiver and/or input may be transferred to the portable media device. In some aspects, the portable media device is a wireless phone configured to play the media content. In certain embodiments, the base station may record the received media and the recorded media may then be transferred to the portable media device. In certain embodiments, the base station may have a user interface to display media available to the base station and/or recorded on the base station.
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55 Claims
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1. A base station for a portable media device, comprising:
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means for supplying power to the portable media device;
means for receiving broadcast media content to the base station; and
means for transferring the media content from the base station to the portable media device, wherein the portable media device comprises a wireless phone operable to playback the transferred media content. - View Dependent Claims (3, 54, 55)
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2. (canceled)
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4. A base station for a portable media device, comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive broadcast media content;
a power port configured to provide power to the portable media device;
a tuner in communication with the receiver and configured to tune the broadcast media content; and
a communication connection in communication with the tuner and configured to communicate the broadcast media content to the portable media device. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A base station for a portable media device, comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive broadcast media content;
a tuner in communication with the receiver and configured to tune the broadcast media content;
a recorder in communication with the tuner and configured to record the broadcast media content; and
a docking port in communication with the recorder and configured to dock the portable media device with the base station, wherein the docking port is configured to transfer the broadcast media content from the base station to the portable media device. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A method for obtaining broadcast media content at a base station for use on a portable media device, comprising:
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supplying power to the portable media device via the base station;
receiving broadcast media content at the base station; and
transferring the media content from the base station to the portable media device;
wherein the portable media device comprises a wireless phone operable to playback the transferred media content. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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42. (canceled)
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48. A method for obtaining broadcast media content at a base station for use on a portable media device, comprising:
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receiving broadcast media content at the base station;
storing the broadcast media content on a storage device in communication with the base station; and
transferring the recorded media content from the base station to the portable media device, wherein the portable media device comprises a wireless phone operable to playback the transferred media content. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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