Seamlessly switching among unicast, multicast, and broadcast mobile media content
AssigneeQuickplay Media Inc.
InventorsKavi Maharajh, Bart MacNeil, Torin Walker
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
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.
Claims10
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;
- providing a social networking application in connection with the content;
- and
- providing an application on the mobile device which allows for switching between the unicast and broadcast content.
A method of switching between broadcast and unicast content on a mobile device, comprising:
- 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, wherein access to the unicast content may be paused for access to broadcast content and later resumed.
A method of switching between broadcast and unicast content on a mobile device, comprising:
- 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, wherein access to the broadcast content may be paused for access to unicast content and later resumed.
A method of switching between broadcast and unicast content on a mobile device, comprising:
- 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, further comprising providing a social networking application in connection with the content.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.