Dynamic device collaboration

An electronic device comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory device coupled to the processor, the memory device including instructions to be executed, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
• identify a plurality of devices to be part of a local network for sharing one or more predetermined information items;
• determine a sharing pattern for the local network, the sharing pattern designating the device to obtain and share the one or more predetermined information items with other devices in the plurality of devices for a first period of time, the sharing pattern further designating another device to obtain and share the one or more predetermined information items when a criteria is satisfied;
• receive, based on the sharing pattern, an indication to obtain the one or more predetermined information items for the plurality of devices for the first period of time;
• obtain the one or more predetermined information items for the plurality of devices for the first period of time;
• and
• distribute the one or more predetermined information items to the other devices in the plurality of devices.

A computer product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium storing a plurality of instructions that when executed cause a processor to perform a set of instructions, the set of instructions comprising:

• identifying a plurality of devices to be part of a local network for sharing one or more predetermined information items;
• determining a sharing pattern for the local network, the sharing pattern designating a device in the plurality of devices to obtain and share the one or more predetermined information items with other devices in the plurality of devices for a first period of time, the sharing pattern further designating another device to obtain and share the one or more predetermined information items when a criteria is satisfied;
• receiving, based on the sharing pattern, an indication to obtain the one or more predetermined information items for the plurality of devices for the first period of time;
• obtaining the one or more predetermined information items for the plurality of devices for the first period of time;
• and
• distributing the one or more predetermined information items to the other devices in the plurality of devices.