Patent ID: 8548520

Claim:
A method of operating a wireless communication device, the method comprising: associating the wireless communication device with a first wireless network such that the wireless communication device establishes a logical connection with the first wireless network, wherein the wireless communication device includes a single radio frequency (RF) modem and wherein the first wireless network is a bidirectional wireless network; attaching the wireless communication device with the first wireless network; receiving, from the first wireless network via the single RF modem, information regarding a broadcast event to be received via a second wireless network beginning at a start time, wherein the second wireless network is a unidirectional broadcast wireless network; detaching the wireless communication device from the first wireless network at a time prior to the start time of the broadcast event and attaching the wireless communication device with the second wireless network, wherein the logical connection with the first wireless network is maintained; and receiving, from the second wireless network via the single RF modem, the broadcast event based on the information received from the first wireless network while the logical connection with the first wireless network is maintained.