Method, receiver, mobile display device and system for accessing media content

Abstract

The disclosure generally relates to a method for accessing media content, said method being used in a receiver (). The method comprises a preparation phase and a use phase. The preparation phase comprises the steps of obtaining, by said receiver (), a catalog of media content items, each media content item corresponding to a media content and comprising at least an item description and an item identification data and storing said catalog of media content items in a local database in a memory () of the receiver (). The use phase comprises the steps of accessing, by a mobile display device (), said catalog of media content items through a local communication channel (); displaying at least a part of the catalog of media content items on the mobile display device (); selecting, by said mobile display device (), at least one media content item displayed on the mobile display device; transmitting, by said mobile display device (), a request to a content provider (), the request comprising the item identification data corresponding to said selected media content item and additional data allowing for the receiver () to be identified, said transmission using a first remote communication channel () distinct from said local communication channel (); and obtaining by the receiver (), the media content corresponding to the media content item identified by the identification data contained in said request. The disclosure further relates to a receiver () and a mobile display device () for implementing the above described method and a system comprising at least said receiver and said mobile display device.