Method and apparatus for location based broadcast channel selection and update for mobile devices

1. A method for location based broadcast channel selection and update, the method comprising:

determining whether a location of a tracked mobile device is within a current location area;

generating a list of licensed broadcast channels associated with the location when the location is beyond the current location area;

mapping a comparison between the generated list of licensed broadcast channels with a current list of licensed broadcast channels; and

reconfiguring the tracked mobile device with the mapped list of licensed broadcast channels.

2. The method of claim 1 , the method further comprising:

receiving, in response to sending a query to a license server, a list of licensed broadcast channels associated with the location.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the location may be determined using which one of global positioning system (GPS), triangulation, WiFi service set identifier (SSID), and Internet Protocol (IP) address provides most accurate available location.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the location is associated with a geographic area and the received list of licensed broadcast channels is associated with the geographic area.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

sending a notification to the mobile device of an impending reconfiguration based on a changed location.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the notification pauses active streaming on the mobile device.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining content data for at least one of active streaming content, paused streaming content, or saved streaming content on the mobile device, wherein the reconfiguring causes active streaming to pause and resume on a reconfigured licensed broadcast channel using the content data.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the content data includes at least one of a name of active content, a name of paused content, a name of saved content, licensed broadcast channel for the active content, licensed broadcast channel for the paused content, licensed broadcast channel for the saved content, time data associated with the active content, time data associated with the paused content, time data associated with the saved content, content status, active streaming data, paused streaming data, and saved streaming data, the method further comprising:

configuring streaming settings at the mobile device based on the content data.

9. A method for location based broadcast channel reconfiguration, the method comprising:

checking whether a location of a mobile device is inside a licensed area absent content viewing status at the mobile device;

receiving, in response to a real-time query to a license server when the location is outside the licensed area, a list of licensed broadcast channels associated with a new licensed area associated with the location;

generating a map comparing the received list of licensed broadcast channels with a current list of licensed broadcast channels; and

sending a reconfiguration command to the mobile device with the map.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the location may be determined using a prioritized list of global positioning system (GPS), triangulation, WiFi service set identifier (SSID), and Internet Protocol (IP) address.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the location is associated with a geographic area and the received list of licensed broadcast channels is associated with the geographic area, and wherein the licensed area and the new licensed area are geographic areas.

12. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

sending a reconfiguration alert to the mobile device when the mobile device is leaving or has left the licensed area.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the reconfiguration alert pauses active streaming on the mobile device.

14. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

obtaining content data for at least one of active streaming content, paused streaming content, or saved streaming content on the mobile device.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the content data includes at least one of a name of active content, a name of paused content, a name of saved content, licensed broadcast channel for the active content, licensed broadcast channel for the paused content, licensed broadcast channel for the saved content, time data associated with the active content, time data associated with the paused content, time data associated with the saved content, content status, active streaming data, paused streaming data, and saved streaming data.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the reconfiguration command causes active streaming to pause and resume on a mapped licensed broadcast channel using the content data.

17. An apparatus comprising:

an Internet Protocol (IP) video application server configured to:

obtain a location of a mobile device from a location server;

receive, in response to a query to a license server when the location is outside a current location area, a list of approved media broadcast channels associated with a geographic area which includes the location;

generate map by comparing the received list of approved media broadcast channels with a current list of approved media broadcast channels, and content data for at least one of active streaming content, paused streaming content, or saved streaming content on the mobile device; and

send a message to the mobile device with the map and the content data to reconfigure the mobile device.

18. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the location server is configured to determine the location using at least one of global positioning system (GPS), triangulation, WiFi service set identifier (SSID), and Internet Protocol (IP) address based on accuracy of location data.

19. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the IP video application server is further configured to send a pause command to permit reconfiguration of the mobile device.

20. The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the message causes the mobile device to resume streaming on a mapped approved media broadcast channel using the content data.