US2022007159A1PendingUtilityA1

System, method, and computer program product for managing a network system

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Jan 29, 2015Filed: Sep 15, 2021Published: Jan 6, 2022
Est. expiryJan 29, 2035(~8.5 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Dominic M. Kotab
H04L 41/30H04W 4/80H04W 84/20H04W 84/18H04W 8/005H04W 76/14H04M 1/72412H04M 2250/06H04W 84/12H04W 4/40
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Abstract

A system, method, and computer program product are provided for managing a network system according to one embodiment. In use, the method includes temporarily granting a first device the ability to stream content to other devices in a network system; revoking the ability of the first device to stream the content to the other devices in the network system; and transferring to a second device the ability to stream additional content to the other devices in the network system.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method, comprising:
 temporarily granting a first device the ability to stream content to other devices in a network system;   revoking the ability of the first device to stream the content to the other devices in the network system; and   transferring to a second device the ability to stream additional content to the other devices in the network system.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first device leverages its own data connection to stream media content to the other devices in the network system. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the network system includes one or more wireless networks. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the content is stored in a cloud-based storage system. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first device includes a mobile phone. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first device includes a stationary computer. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising controlling a connection of one or more of the other devices to the network system. 
     
     
         8 . A computer program product embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium, comprising:
 code configured to temporarily grant a first device the ability to stream content to other devices in a network system;   code configured to revoke the ability of the first device to stream the content to the other devices in the network system; and   code configured to transfer to a second device the ability to stream additional content to the other devices in the network system.   
     
     
         9 . The computer program product of  claim 8 , wherein the first device leverages its own data connection to stream media content to the other devices in the network system. 
     
     
         10 . The computer program product of  claim 8 , wherein the network system includes one or more wireless networks. 
     
     
         11 . The computer program product of  claim 8 , wherein the content is stored in a cloud-based storage system. 
     
     
         12 . The computer program product of  claim 8 , wherein the first device includes a mobile phone. 
     
     
         13 . The computer program product of  claim 8 , wherein the first device includes a stationary computer. 
     
     
         14 . The computer program product of  claim 8 , comprising code configured to control a connection of one or more of the other devices to the network system. 
     
     
         15 . A system comprising:
 a memory system; and   a processing circuit coupled to the memory system and configured to:
 temporarily grant, by the processing circuit, a first device the ability to stream content to other devices in a network system; 
 revoke, by the processing circuit, the ability of the first device to stream the content to the other devices in the network system; and 
 transfer to a second device, by the processing circuit, the ability to stream additional content to the other devices in the network system. 
   
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the first device leverages its own data connection to stream media content to the other devices in the network system. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the network system includes one or more wireless networks. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the content is stored in a cloud-based storage system. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the first device includes a mobile phone. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the first device includes a stationary computer.

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