Patent ID: 8140004

Claim:
A digital satellite radio system comprising: a content server for providing a plurality of digital satellite radio channels; at least one satellite having a broadcast bandwidth for broadcasting the plurality of digital satellite radio channels; at least one modem connected to said content server for receiving a selected digital satellite radio channel within the broadcast bandwidth while not receiving unselected digital satellite radio channels within the broadcast bandwidth; and at least one digital satellite radio unit for receiving the plurality of digital satellite radio channels from said at least one satellite, and for receiving the selected digital satellite radio channel within the broadcast bandwidth from said at least one modem while not receiving the unselected digital satellite radio channels within the broadcast bandwidth; said at least one digital satellite radio unit wirelessly connected to said at least one modem via a wireless local area network (WLAN), and comprising a processor for selecting reception between said at least one satellite and said WLAN based on respective link qualities associated therewith.