DIVERSION OF MOBILE TELEVISION BROADCAST SIGNALS TO ALTERNATE DESTINATIONS BASED ON DEGRADING SIGNAL QUALITY

摘要

A portable mobile communications device 110 for diverting the destination of a mobile broadcast program broadcast by a mobile broadcast service provider 132 includes a mobile broadcast device 250, a processor 220 running a mobile broadcast diversion application 220 communicable with the mobile broadcast service provider 132, and a user interface 210 for controlling the mobile broadcast device 250 and the mobile broadcast diversion application 222 such that mobile broadcast programs can be diverted to an alternate device when the received signal quality of the mobile broadcast falls to unsatisfactory levels 330. The alternate device can include a home media server 160, a computer 150, or a mobile radio access network (M-RAN) 120 coupled to and communicable with the mobile broadcast service provider 132 via the Internet 140.