Patent ID: 8588199

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a mobile telecommunication device having a unique session initiation protocol address, wherein the mobile telecommunication device is able to communicate via a third generation or an equivalent network and is capable of receiving and recording a multimedia data stream; a live buffer within the mobile telecommunication device, the live buffer holding a temporary recording of the multimedia data stream, the live buffer allowing a user of the mobile telecommunication device to control playback of the multimedia data stream; an output device within the mobile telecommunication device; a storage unit within the mobile telecommunication device; a subscriber identity module within the mobile telecommunication device, the subscriber identity module securely storing a unique identifier of the user of the mobile telecommunication device; and a direct bi-directional link to an external digital video recorder; wherein the direct bi-directional link allows the mobile telecommunication device and the external digital video recorder to exchange content via a direct connection, the direct bi-directional link allowing the mobile telecommunication device to send saved media files from the mobile telecommunication device to the external digital video recorder and receive multimedia data streams at the mobile telecommunication device from the external digital video recorder; wherein the mobile telecommunication device receives and records the multimedia data stream by using any combination of a microprocessor unit and a software program to function as a digital video recorder unit; wherein the unique identifier is used to unlock a copy-protected multimedia data stream; wherein the digital video recorder unit selects and records a particular program based on a database of programs available to the user, the database of programs being dependent upon a user's location and a content delivery system offered by a mobile operator, the content delivery system being used and updated at regular intervals; and wherein the digital video recorder unit monitors selections from the user and makes recommendations based on the selections of the user, each recommendation including a recommendation score based on a rating of the selections from the user.