Patent ID: 7706783

Claim:
A mobile station adapted for channel switching, the mobile station comprising: a receiving unit configured to receive a content channel from a content server; an input unit operatively coupled to the receiving unit configured to receive a user content selection command; a time delay generating unit operatively coupled to the input unit configured to generate a time delay wherein the time delay is based on a time required by the content server to process a command transmitted from the mobile station; a transmitting unit operatively coupled to the receiving unit, the input unit, and the time delay generating unit configured to transmit the user content selection command to the content server, wherein, when receiving a first content channel and upon receiving the user content selection command from the input unit, the transmitting unit transmits a stop message and, after the expiration of the time delay, further transmits the user content selection command to the content server, wherein the receiving unit receives another content channel responsive to the user content selection command.