Sharing video content from a set top box through a mobile phone

A device comprising:

• a processing system including a processor of a mobile phone;
• and
• a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations comprising:
• receiving a first signal during presentation of video content at a display device coupled to a media processor, the first signal indicating that sharing of a portion of the video content is to be performed;
• receiving a second signal initiating a message via a messaging client of the mobile phone;
• obtaining the portion of the video content from a cache accessible to the media processor;
• receiving a third signal representing an endpoint of a video clip from the portion of the video content;
• editing the video clip in accordance with user input at the mobile phone;
• converting a format of the video clip, thereby producing a converted video clip and enabling presentation of the converted video clip at a recipient device;
• and
• transmitting the converted video clip to the recipient device via the messaging client,
• wherein the media processor and the mobile phone comprise a natively integrated device, the converted video clip accordingly being produced and transmitted without installation of an application on the mobile phone being required, and wherein the media processor and the mobile phone are mutually authenticated.

A machine-readable storage medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor of a mobile phone, facilitate performance of operations comprising:

• receiving a signal during presentation of video content at a display device coupled to a media processor, the signal indicating that a portion of the video content is to be shared with a recipient device;
• initiating a message via a messaging client of the mobile phone;
• obtaining the portion of the video content;
• defining an endpoint of a video clip from the portion of the video content;
• converting a format of the video clip, thereby producing a converted video clip and enabling presentation of the converted video clip at the recipient device;
• and
• transmitting the converted video clip to the recipient device via the messaging client,
• wherein the converted video clip is produced and transmitted without installation of an application on the mobile phone being required.