Patent ID: 7551918
Filing Date: 2009-06-23
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A portable mobile communications device for controlling the destination of mobile TV programs broadcast by a mobile TV service provider comprising: a mobile TV device; a processor running a mobile TV redirect application communicable with the mobile TV service provider; a user interface for controlling the mobile TV device and the mobile TV redirect application, such that mobile TV broadcast programs can be simultaneously redirected to an external device in response to input received by the user interface and sent to the mobile TV service provider wherein the redirection of the selected broadcast program from the mobile TV service provider to one or more destinations can be terminated when input is received from the user interface on the portable mobile communications device, wherein the input for terminating the current broadcast from the mobile TV service provider to the portable mobile communications device comprises: causing, via wirelessly sending a control signal to the mobile TV service provider, termination of redirecting the selected broadcast program from the mobile TV service provider to the selected one or more destinations.