Patent ID: 8782731
Filing Date: 2014-07-15
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. 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.