Patent ID: 8151305

Claim:
A method for receiving and presenting an audiovisual stream at a mobile device, the method comprising: receiving a plurality of packets at the mobile device, wherein the plurality of packets are received in a wireless manner, the plurality of packets comprising a first plurality of packets comprising audiovisual information and a second plurality of packets comprising control information, wherein the mobile device comprises a receiver implementing a plurality of communication layers, wherein the control information comprises commands for providing additional functionality to at least one of the communication layers; configuring the receiver in the mobile device based on the control information in the second plurality of packets, wherein said configuring the receiver comprises modifying operation of at least one communication layer in the receiver to provide the additional functionality to the at least one communication layer of the receiver, wherein the additional functionality did not exist in the at least one communication layer prior to said receiving the plurality of packets; processing the first plurality of packets comprising audiovisual information after said configuring, wherein said processing comprises the at least one communication layer performing the additional functionality; and presenting the audiovisual information on the mobile device after said processing.