Method for exchanging content between communication devices
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsAdam Klein, David Wolter, Dinesh Nadarajah, Rias Muhamed
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Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a communication device having a controller to request from an alternate communication device a log of subscribed content acquired by the alternate communication device from an alternate source, identify from the log a desired portion of the subscribed content, and transmit to the alternate communication device a peer-to-peer request for the desired portion of the subscribed content according to one or more available subscriptions. Additional embodiments are also disclosed.
Claims20
A method in a communication device, comprising:
- identifying a portion of subscribed content in an alternate device which the communication device is subscribed to;
- and
- submitting to the alternate device a request for the portion of subscribed content, wherein the request includes one or more subscription identifications for enabling the alternate device to authenticate the communication device according to the one or more subscription identifications.
A communication device, comprising a controller operable to:
- identify a portion of subscribed content in an alternate device which the communication device is subscribed to;
- and
- submit to the alternate device a request for the portion of subscribed content, wherein the request includes one or more subscription identifications for enabling the alternate device to authenticate the communication device according to the one or more subscription identifications.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium in a communication device, comprising computer instructions to:
- identify a portion of subscribed content in an alternate device which the communication device is subscribed to;
- and
- submit to the alternate device a request for the portion of subscribed content, wherein the request includes one or more subscription identifications for enabling the alternate device to authenticate the communication device according to the one or more subscription identifications.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.