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1. A cellphone comprising:
a transceiver for wirelessly communicating with a multimedia server via a wireless protocol; a processing module that executes at least one application, the processing module operable to:
generate authentication data associated with the cellphone, wherein the multimedia server authenticates the cellphone based on the authentication data;generate a first video request, the first video request including a channel selection of one of a plurality of broadcast channels;command the transceiver to send the first video request to the multimedia server, wherein the multimedia server sends a first video stream that includes the one of the plurality of broadcast channels to the cellphone; wherein the transceiver receives the first video stream from the multimedia server for decoding and display by the cellphone; wherein the processing module is further operable to:
generate a second video request, the second video request identifying a video on demand selection;command the transceiver to send the second video request to the multimedia server, wherein the multimedia server sends a second video stream that includes the video on demand selection to the cellphone in accordance with pause and rewind commands received from the cellphone; wherein the transceiver receives the second video stream from the multimedia server for decoding and display by the cellphone; and wherein the processing module is further operable to:
generate a third video request, the third video request identifying a video program recorded and stored in a compressed video format on a set top box associated with a user of the cellphone, wherein the set top box is separate from the multimedia server;command the transceiver to send the third video request to the set top box, wherein the set top box generates a third video stream that includes the video program recorded and stored in the compressed video format by the set top box associated with the user of the cellphone; and wherein the transceiver receives the third video stream for decoding and display by the cellphone. |