System, method, and apparatus for providing digital video recorder services on a portable wireless device

A portable wireless device (PWD) for providing digital video recorder services, said PWD comprising:

• a transceiver for receiving a video content signal, said video content signal being transmitted from a broadcaster of mobile broadcast digital TV, and an electronic program guide (EPG), said EPG comprising a first data set of TV programming information;
• a non-removable memory unit;
• and a processing unit in communication with the non-removable memory unit and transceiver, said processing unit configured to execute instructions to:
• store the first data set of TV programming information on the non-removable memory unit;
• responsive to a first user input, display at least a portion of the first data set;
• responsive to a second user input, record on the non-removable memory unit a selected video content signal received by the transceiver;
• responsive to a third user input, play back the selected video content signal from the non-removable memory unit;
• receive a recording schedule from a set-top box;
• and record video content on the non-removable memory unit in accordance with the recording schedule received from the set-top box;
• wherein the processing unit is further configured to obtain a second data set of TV programming information by remotely synchronizing with a digital video recorder configured as a set-top box;
• wherein the processing unit is further configured to:
• compare the first data set with the second data set;
• and responsive to a further user input, display an indication of a difference between the first data set and the second data set;
• wherein the difference is related to a physical locality of the PWD with respect to the set-top box;
• wherein the difference is related to a program schedule for mobile broadcast digital TV at the physical locality of the PWD being different from a program schedule at the set-top box.