System for monetizing resources accessible to a mobile device server

A method comprising:

• receiving, by a resource control manager comprising a processing system, a pairing key to enable the resource control manager to authenticate a portable communication device according to the pairing key, the pairing key further identifying a service grade associated with a type of subscriber service for authorizing access to one or more specific resources provided by the resource control manager, wherein the resource control manager is coupled to a wireless network at a media resource center and is detected by the portable communication device responsive to a wireless broadcast message that requests identification of resource devices coupled to the wireless network, wherein the media resource center comprises a plurality of media and computing resources of a premises;
• receiving, by the resource control manager from the portable communication device, a request to delegate management of a resource of the plurality of media and computing resources under control of the media resource center to the portable communication device;
• providing, by the resource control manager to the portable communication device, an acceptance to the request to delegate management in response to the resource control manager determining that the pairing key authorizes the portable communication device to manage the resource being requested according to the service grade identified by the pairing key;
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• providing, by the resource control manager to the portable communication device, information relating to the resource managed by the resource control manager to enable management of the resource,
• wherein a message is transmitted by the portable communication device to a remote server by way of a customer premises equipment assigned to a first internet protocol address, wherein the message comprises an identifier of a software application and a second internet protocol address associated with the software application, wherein the transmitting of the message causes the remote server to identify the media resource center according to the first internet protocol address and to direct the media resource center to cause the software application to be executed at the portable communication device according to the second internet protocol address.

A computer-readable storage device comprising instructions which, when executed by a processor of a portable communication device, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• detecting a resource control manager coupled to a wireless network at a media resource center responsive to a wireless broadcast message that requests identification of resource devices coupled to the wireless network, wherein the media resource center comprises a plurality of media and computing resources of a premises;
• providing, to the resource control manager, a pairing key to enable the resource control manager to authenticate the portable communication device according to the pairing key, the pairing key further identifying a service grade associated with a type of subscriber service for authorizing access to one or more specific resources provided by the resource control manager;
• providing, to the resource control manager, a request to delegate management of a resource of the plurality of media and computing resources under control of the media resource center to the portable communication device;
• receiving, from the resource control manager, an acceptance to the request to delegate management in response to the resource control manager determining that the pairing key authorizes the portable communication device to manage the resource being requested according to the service grade identified by the pairing key;
• receiving, from the resource control manager, information relating to the resource managed by the resource control manager to enable management of the resource;
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• transmitting a message to a remote server by way of a customer premises equipment assigned to a first internet protocol address, wherein the message comprises an identifier of a software application and a second internet protocol address associated with the software application, wherein the transmitting of the message causes the remote server to identify the media resource center according to the first internet protocol address and to direct the media resource center to cause the software application to be executed at the portable communication device according to the second internet protocol address.