Methods, systems, and computer program products for transmitting streaming media to a mobile terminal using the bandwidth associated with a wireless network

US8135334B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

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

Inventors

• Joseph Dennisson · Roswell, US
• Timothy Hope · Loganville, US
• Ron Perrella · Atlanta, US
• Ryan Schaub · Berkeley Lake, US
• John Slemmer · Norcross, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 31, 2011
• Grant date: Mar 13, 2012
• Expiry date: Mar 31, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04H60/91
• WIPO field: Telecommunications
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A communication network is operated by obtaining a subscription at a wireless network from at least one device for a rebroadcast of streaming media and rebroadcasting the streaming media to the at least one device using the wireless network responsive to obtaining the subscription.