Patent ID: 8086234

Claim:
A method for handing off between a broadcast network and a bidirectional network comprising: receiving, in a cooperation platform, incoming data from a content provider; sending, from the cooperation platform, broadcast data corresponding to the incoming data to a broadcast network output for broadcasting to one or more subscribers including a subscriber station; receiving, in the cooperation platform, handoff information from the bidirectional network; and in response to the handoff information, sending, from the cooperation platform, bidirectional network data corresponding to the incoming data to a bidirectional network output for transmission to the subscriber station, wherein the handing off between the broadcast network and the bidirectional network is facilitated by the cooperation platform, and wherein the receiving, in the cooperation platform, handoff information from the bidirectional network comprises receiving, in the cooperation platform, handoff information corresponding to a user initiated request for handoff from the broadcast network to the bidirectional network sent from the subscriber station via the bidirectional network.