Abstract: Systems and methods for scheduling audio and/or visual content for recording using a mobile station are provided. A mobile station can display a content guide listing audio and/or visual content. When a dispatch button is depressed, a request for recording of the audio and/or visual content which is currently selected is sent to a server. The server forwards the request to a television device, which schedules the recording of the selected audio and/or visual content. Reminder messages regarding upcoming audio and/or visual content can be sent to the mobile station. If a dispatch button of the mobile station is depressed when the reminder message is being displayed, a request to record the audio and/or visual content identified in the reminder message is sent to the television device.

Abstract: A system and method for communicating between a television device and one or more mobile stations are provided. The television device can obtain a map identifying the location of the one or more mobile stations, which can be displayed on a television. The television device can also be used to provide dispatch communications with the one or more mobile stations. The one or more mobile stations can be part of a predefined group, such as a family. A group communication server is provided to facilitate communication between the television device and the one or more mobile stations.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for updating a location of a subscriber for paging in a global telecommunications network where the subscriber has both a wireless subscriber unit and a pager. The method includes obtaining a first current location for the wireless subscriber unit, attempting to update a second current location for the pager based upon the first current location; updating the second location based upon a default location if the attempt fails. In the preferred embodiment, the second current location is updated based upon the first current location if the attempt is successful. The method of the present invention bundles a subscriber's wireless subscriber unit number with his pager number and uses the wireless subscriber unit's current location to determine the first delivery area for a page. When an error occurs, the method uses a default delivery area and attempts delivery there. By managing errors in this manner, message delivery is more reliable.