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Method and apparatus for providing media content using a mobile device

US8621098B2 · kind B2 · utility

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9Claims

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Assignee

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

Inventors

Brian S. Amento · Morristown, US
Alicia Abella · Morristown, US
Larry Stead · Upper Montclair, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 10, 2009
Grant date	Dec 31, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 10, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W28/18
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for providing media content using a mobile device as a media server. For example, the method discovers at least one target mobile device, and determines whether the at least one target mobile device is capable of supporting wireless streaming media. The method streams the media content to the at least one target mobile device using the mobile device if the at least one target mobile device is determined to be capable of supporting wireless streaming media.

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