# US 9,438,530 B2 · System for synchronizing information > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,438,530 B2 - Document ID: US9438530B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/793,808 - Filed: 2015-07-08 - Published: 2015-11-12 - Granted: 2016-09-06 - Earliest claimed: 2010-10-01 - Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. - Applicants: At&T Intellectual Property I, LP - Inventors: William A. Brown; Troy C. Meuninck - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9438530B2 ## CPC - H04L 67/1095: Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes - G06F 16/27: Replication, distribution or synchronisation of data between databases or within a distributed database system; Distributed database system architectures therefor - H04L 47/70: Admission control; Resource allocation - H04L 65/611: for multicast or broadcast (systems for broadcast or conference H04L12/18; arrangements for broadcast or distribution combined with broadcast H04H20/00; arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time H04H60/00; selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS], H04W4/06) - H04L 65/756: adapting media to device capabilities - H04W 4/50: Service provisioning or reconfiguring - H04L 63/08: {for authentication of entities (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32)} - H04W 88/02: Terminal devices - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium operating in a mobile device server having computer instructions to execute a web server application at the mobile device server. The web server application can be operable to detect a media resource center while roaming in a communication zone of the media resource center, and to transmit a pairing key to the media resource center. The web server application can be further operable to receive authorization from the media resource center to synchronize differences between content stored in the media resource center and content stored in the mobile device server responsive to the media resource center validating the pairing key. Other embodiments are disclosed. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A mobile device, comprising: a memory that stores instructions; and a controller coupled to the memory, wherein the controller, responsive to executing the instructions, performs operations comprising: detecting a resource control manager when roaming into a communication zone of the resource control manager; transmitting a pairing key to the resource control manager to enable communications with the resource control manager; establishing communications with the resource control manager responsive to a validation of the pairing key; detecting differences between content stored in the resource control manager and content stored in the mobile device as content differences; synchronizing differences between content stored in the resource control manager and content stored in the mobile device; and initiating a software application to be executed at the mobile device, wherein the initiating causes a remote server to identify the resource control manager according to header information from a gateway that transmits a message, wherein the message comprises the header information, wherein the header information comprises an internet address assigned to the gateway, and wherein the resource control manager enables communications with the mobile device responsive to authenticating the mobile device according to the pairing key. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise identifying a subscriber account associated with the pairing key. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The mobile device of claim 2, wherein the operations further comprise: determining from the subscriber account that synchronization services have been authorized for the mobile device; and enabling the mobile device to synchronize the content in the mobile device with the content stored in a resource of the resource control manager. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the resource control manager comprises a plurality of resources, and wherein the message comprises an identifier of the software application, and wherein the operations further comprise: scanning each of the plurality of resources for a content update; and synchronizing differences between the content stored in the mobile device and the content updates detected at a resource of the plurality of resources. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the content differences comprise changes in media files, changes in email messages, changes in phone book contacts, changes in calendar entries, or changes in user profiles. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise: detecting a resource control manager; and receiving authorization from the resource control manager to synchronize content stored in the mobile device with content stored in a resource selected by the resource control manager according to the pairing key. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The mobile device of claim 6, wherein the resource comprises a set-top box, a computing device, a storage device, or a gaming console. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the software application comprises a web server application. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The mobile device of claim 8, wherein the web server application comprises a hypertext transfer protocol server application, and wherein the software application comprises a media application, a gaming application, a productivity application, or a combination thereof. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the message transmitted to the remote server comprises a uniform resource locator with a plurality of descriptors that identify the software application, and wherein the gateway inserts an internet protocol address of the gateway into the message transmitted to the remote server. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The mobile device of claim 1, wherein communications between the mobile device and the resource control manager conform to an extensible markup language or a multimedia retrieval markup language. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the resource control manager performs operations comprising: detecting the mobile device and a second mobile device; detecting that the mobile device and the second mobile device are requesting a same resource managed by the resource control manager; and arbitrating between the mobile device and the second mobile device an assignment of the same resource being requested by the mobile device and the second mobile device. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise: submitting to the resource control manager a request to delegate management of a resource under control of the resource control manager to the mobile device; and receiving from the resource control manager an acceptance to the request in response to the resource control manager determining that the pairing key authorizes the mobile device to manage the resource. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the mobile device comprises a cellular telephone or a cordless telephone. ### Claim 15 A machine-readable storage device, comprising instructions, wherein responsive to executing the instructions, a processor of a mobile device server performs operations comprising: detecting a resource control manager while roaming in a communication zone of the resource control manager; transmitting a pairing key to the resource control manager; receiving authorization from the resource control manager to synchronize differences between content stored in the resource control manager and content stored in the mobile device server responsive to the resource control manager validating the pairing key, wherein the authorization comprises an internet protocol address and an identifier of a software application, and wherein the internet protocol address enables a remote server to identify the resource control manager; and initiating the software application to be executed at the mobile device server responsive to the receiving authorization, wherein the receiving the authorization causes the remote server to identify the resource control manager according to header information from a gateway, wherein the authorization further comprises the header information, wherein the header information comprises an internet address assigned to the gateway, and wherein the resource control manager enables communications with the resource control manager responsive to authenticating the resource control manager according to the pairing key. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The machine-readable storage device of claim 15, wherein the resource control manager performs operations comprising: identifying a subscriber account associated with the pairing key; determining from the subscriber account that synchronization services have been authorized for the mobile device server; and enabling the mobile device server to synchronize the content in the mobile device server with content stored in a resource of the resource control manager. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The machine-readable storage device of claim 16, wherein the operations further comprise: transmitting a second pairing key to the resource control manager to enable execution of a second software application that utilizes a resource of the resource control manager; and receiving authorization to execute the second software application responsive to the resource control manager validating the second pairing key. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The machine-readable storage device of claim 17, wherein the second software application comprises a media application, a gaming application, a productivity application, or any combination thereof. ### Claim 19 A resource control manager, comprising: a memory to store instructions; and a controller coupled to the memory, wherein responsive to executing the instructions, the controller performs operations comprising: managing a plurality of resources communicatively coupled to the resource control manager; receiving an identifier from a mobile device server; identifying a service grade from the identifier; selected a resource from the plurality of resources according to the service grade; enabling the mobile device server to synchronize content stored in the mobile device server with content stored in the resource; receiving a message from a remote server; and initiating a software application identified by the message received from the remote server, wherein the remote server identifies a resource control manager according to header information from a gateway that transmits the message, wherein the message comprises the header information, and wherein the header information comprises an internet address assigned to the gateway, and wherein the resource control manager enables communications with the resource control manager responsive to authenticating the resource control manager according to the identifier. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The resource control manager of claim 19, wherein the resource control manager comprises a set top box, wherein the mobile device server comprises a cellular telephone, and wherein the message comprises an internet protocol address that identifies the software application to be initiated by the mobile device server.