Patent ID: 8631144

Claim:
A method in a mobile communication environment to switch from a first encoded stream of content to a second encoded stream of content, the method comprising: receiving said first and second encoded streams of content from one or more sources; receiving a first request for said first encoded stream of content from a mobile device; providing the requested first encoded stream of content to said mobile device in a streaming session; receiving a second request from said mobile device to switch from said first encoded stream of content to said second encoded stream of content; and responsive to said second request, switching from said first encoded stream of content to said second encoded stream of content and providing said second encoded stream of content to said mobile device without disconnecting said streaming session, wherein said second request from said mobile device is generated in response to: activation of a PAUSE button on said mobile device to cause said streaming session to pause in providing said first encoded stream of content to said mobile device; responsive to said activation of said PAUSE button, enablement of a PLAY button on said mobile device; and activation of said PLAY button after said activation of said PAUSE button to cause said streaming session to switch from providing said first encoded stream of content to providing said second encoded stream of content as input to said mobile device for playback.