Mobile Set Top Box

Abstract

A system is provided in which IP or media content residing on or being streamed to a mobile phone is forwarded to a display. The media content supports a native resolution of the mobile phone that is significantly smaller than a native resolution of said display. The system has media content processing circuitry, which up-scales the media content to the display native resolution. The system forwards the up-scaled media content to the display, whereby the display provides the up-scaled media content to a viewer.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A system in which media content residing on or being streamed to a mobile computing device is forwarded to a display;
 the media content supporting a native resolution of said mobile computing device that is significantly smaller than a native resolution of said display;   the system comprising:   media content processing circuitry, said processing circuitry including:   (a) up-scaling means for up-scaling said media content to said display native resolution; and   (b) forwarding means for forwarding said up-scaled media content to said display, whereby said display provides said up-scaled media content to a viewer.