diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index de97149c..d5ebed93 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -6197,6 +6197,8 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
 - Fixed the default value for "Pause key handling" in the MANUAL (reported by
   Diego Pierotto).
 
-2009-11-22: Version 1.7.11
+2009-12-05: Version 1.7.11
 
 - Fixed resetting the file size when regenerating the index file.
+- The new function cDevice::PatPmtParser() can be used in derived devices to access
+  the PAT/PMT of the currently replayed material.
diff --git a/device.h b/device.h
index 5698fde2..b6aef6e5 100644
--- a/device.h
+++ b/device.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: device.h 2.16 2009/11/22 13:21:00 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: device.h 2.17 2009/12/04 15:03:16 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef __DEVICE_H
@@ -498,6 +498,9 @@ private:
   cTsToPes tsToPesSubtitle;
   bool isPlayingVideo;
 protected:
+  const cPatPmtParser *PatPmtParser(void) const { return &patPmtParser; }
+       ///< Returns a pointer to the patPmtParser, so that a derived device
+       ///< can use the stream information from it.
   virtual bool CanReplay(void) const;
        ///< Returns true if this device can currently start a replay session.
   virtual bool SetPlayMode(ePlayMode PlayMode);
diff --git a/remux.c b/remux.c
index c5055b69..8cf5a938 100644
--- a/remux.c
+++ b/remux.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: remux.c 2.29 2009/11/22 11:23:27 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: remux.c 2.30 2009/12/04 15:05:35 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "remux.h"
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ void cPatPmtParser::ParsePmt(const uchar *Data, int Length)
   pmtSize = 0;
 }
 
-bool cPatPmtParser::GetVersions(int &PatVersion, int &PmtVersion)
+bool cPatPmtParser::GetVersions(int &PatVersion, int &PmtVersion) const
 {
   PatVersion = patVersion;
   PmtVersion = pmtVersion;
diff --git a/remux.h b/remux.h
index ad099c6a..e67f16a5 100644
--- a/remux.h
+++ b/remux.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: remux.h 2.20 2009/11/21 15:55:34 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: remux.h 2.21 2009/12/04 15:04:43 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef __REMUX_H
@@ -232,16 +232,16 @@ public:
        ///< are delivered to the parser through several subsequent calls to
        ///< ParsePmt(). The whole PMT data will be processed once the last packet
        ///< has been received.
-  bool GetVersions(int &PatVersion, int &PmtVersion);
+  bool GetVersions(int &PatVersion, int &PmtVersion) const;
        ///< Returns true if a valid PAT/PMT has been parsed and stores
        ///< the current version numbers in the given variables.
-  int PmtPid(void) { return pmtPid; }
+  int PmtPid(void) const { return pmtPid; }
        ///< Returns the PMT pid as defined by the current PAT.
        ///< If no PAT has been received yet, -1 will be returned.
-  int Vpid(void) { return vpid; }
+  int Vpid(void) const { return vpid; }
        ///< Returns the video pid as defined by the current PMT, or 0 if no video
        ///< pid has been detected, yet.
-  int Vtype(void) { return vtype; }
+  int Vtype(void) const { return vtype; }
        ///< Returns the video stream type as defined by the current PMT, or 0 if no video
        ///< stream type has been detected, yet.
   };