Methods, devices, and systems for distributing content in community of over-the-air broadcast content receivers

A method comprising:

• receiving, by a first broadcast content reception device, information that identifies a channel that provides channel content, from a content player device;
• receiving, by the first broadcast content reception device, a signal that transmits the channel content, from an antenna;
• receiving, by the first broadcast content reception device, information that indicates a signal strength corresponding to the channel, the information that indicates the signal strength corresponding to the channel being based on the signal that transmits the channel content received from the antenna;
• determining, by the first broadcast content reception device, that the signal strength is less than or equal to a threshold value based on the information that indicates the signal strength corresponding to the channel;
• transmitting, by the first broadcast content reception device, a message to the content player device in response to the determining that the signal strength corresponding to the channel is less than or equal to the threshold value;
• receiving, by the first broadcast content reception device, a request for channel information from a community server device;
• tuning, by the first broadcast content reception device, a receiver in response to the receiving the request for channel information from the community server device;
• storing, by the first broadcast content reception device, information that indicates one or more signal strengths corresponding to one or more channels based on the tuning;
• and
• transmitting, by the first broadcast content reception device, a response to the request for channel information including the information that indicates the one or more signal strengths corresponding to the one or more channels to the community server device.

A client-side broadcast content reception device configured to receive over-the-air broadcast signals comprising:

• a receiver which, in operation, receives an over-the-air broadcast signal that transmits channel content, from an antenna;
• at least one transceiver;
• a processor coupled to the receiver, the at least one transceiver;
• and
• a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
• receive information that identifies a channel that provides channel content, from a content player device, wherein the channel content is broadcasted content;
• receive information that indicates a signal strength corresponding to the channel, the information that indicates the signal strength corresponding to the channel being based on the over-the-air broadcast signal that transmits the channel content received from the antenna;
• determine that the signal strength is less than or equal to a threshold value based on the information that indicates the signal strength;
• in response to determining that the signal strength is less than or equal to the threshold value:
• transmit a request for channel information to a community server device in response to the determining that the signal strength is less than or equal to the threshold value;
• receive information from the community server device that identifies another client-side broadcast content reception device that receives the channel content;
• transmit, by the client-side broadcast content reception device, a request to the other broadcast content reception device for the channel content to be transmitted from the other broadcast content reception device to the client-side broadcast content reception device;
• and
• receive, by the client-side broadcast content reception device, the channel content as transmitted from the other broadcast content reception device to the client-side broadcast content reception device.

A non-transitory processor-readable storage medium that stores at least one of instructions or data, the instructions or data, when executed by at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is associated with a first client-side device, cause the at least one processor to:

• receive information that identifies a channel that provides channel content;
• receive a signal that transmits the channel content from an antenna associated with the first client-side device, the signal being an over-the-air broadcast signal;
• cause a request for channel information to be transmitted to a community server device;
• receive information that identifies a broadcast content reception device from the community server device, the broadcast content reception device being configured to receive over-the-air broadcast signals that provide channel content, the broadcast content reception device being a second client-side device;
• transmit, by the first client-side device, a request to the broadcast content reception device for the channel content to be transmitted from the broadcast content reception device to the first client-side device;
• and
• receive, by the first client-side device, the channel content as transmitted from the broadcast content reception device to the client-side device, the broadcast content reception device having received the channel content via an over-the-air broadcast signal.