Patent ID: 8103305

Claim:
A system for communicating with a plurality of communications networks, the system comprising: one or more circuits for use within a mobile terminal, said one or more circuits comprising a cellular processor and a broadcast processor: said one or more circuits being operable to generate a request message comprising a specified quality of service, said request message requests delivery of information from a service provider via a wireless communication network utilizing a multiple broadcast/multicast service (MBMS); said one or more circuits are operable to receive a reply message from said service provider indicating said delivery of said requested information via a terrestrial broadcast network based on said specified quality of service; said one or more circuits are operable to communicate said received reply message from said cellular processor to said broadcast processor; said one or more circuits are operable to select a broadcast channel comprising one or more frequencies within a broadcast frequency band to receive at least a portion of said information at said broadcast processor, in response to said received reply message; and said one or more circuits are operable to transmit subsequent information via said cellular processor concurrently with said receiving of said at least a portion of said information at said broadcast processor.