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Method for exchanging content between communication devices

US8046491B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. · US

Inventors

Adam Klein · Cedar Park, US
David R. Wolter · Austin, US
Dinesh Nadarajah · Austin, US
Rias Muhamed · Austin, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 19, 2008
Grant date	Oct 25, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 23, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W40/00
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

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.

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