Proximity based transfer
OwnerFrederick P. BLOCK, Dennis C. EPISKOPOS +2inventors
InventorsFrederick P. BLOCK, Dennis C. EPISKOPOS, Paul A. FULLARTON, Scott B. STEELE
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Abstract
A method for transferring a data stream between devices on a network is initiated by one of the devices. The devices on the network include a first device requesting the transfer and a second device currently receiving the data stream via the network. The method steps include a first device determining a proximity to a second device. The method steps also include the first device initiating a command to terminate a data stream received by the second device via a network when the proximity is below a threshold; and the first device initiating a command to transfer the data stream via the network so that the data stream is received by the first device.
Claims15
A method for transferring a data stream, the method comprising:
- a first device determining a proximity to a second device;
- the first device initiating a command to terminate a data stream received by the second device via a network when the proximity is below a threshold;
- and
- the first device initiating a command to transfer the data stream via the network so that first device receives the data stream.
A communications apparatus comprising:
- a transceiver operable to receive a data stream via a network;
- and
- a processor coupled to the transceiver, wherein the processor is operable to determine a proximity to a second communications apparatus, wherein the processor is further operable to initiate a command to terminate a first data stream received by the second communications apparatus via the network when the proximity is below a threshold, and wherein the processor is further operable to initiate a command to transfer the first data stream via the network so that the communications apparatus receives the first data stream.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.