Communications hub
First Claim
1. A method for bandwidth sharing by a first communications hub disposed in a first residence comprising:
- getting a list of neighboring communications hubs, the neighboring communications hubs being disposed in respective neighboring residences, the neighboring communications hubs being communicatively coupled to the first communications hub using a first broadband data network provisioned by an Internet Service Provider (ISP), the neighboring residences being at least one of within a same predetermined geographic region as the first residence and within a predetermined temporal distance on a data network from the first residence;
determining a data requirement exceeds bandwidth available to the first communications hub;
providing a request for data to a neighboring communications hub of the neighboring communications hubs, the request corresponding to the data requirement; and
receiving data responsive to the request from the neighboring communications hub.
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Abstract
A method for bandwidth sharing is provided. The method may include getting a list of neighboring communications hubs, the neighboring communications hubs being disposed in respective neighboring residences. The neighboring communications hubs may be communicatively coupled to the first communications hub using a first broadband data network provisioned by an Internet Service Provider (ISP), and the neighboring residences may be within a same predetermined geographic region as the first residence or within a predetermined temporal distance on a data network from the first residence. The method determines if a data requirement exceeds bandwidth available to the first communications hub and provides a request for data to a neighboring communications hub. The request corresponds to the data requirement. The method then receives data responsive to the request from the neighboring communications hub.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for bandwidth sharing by a first communications hub disposed in a first residence comprising:
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getting a list of neighboring communications hubs, the neighboring communications hubs being disposed in respective neighboring residences, the neighboring communications hubs being communicatively coupled to the first communications hub using a first broadband data network provisioned by an Internet Service Provider (ISP), the neighboring residences being at least one of within a same predetermined geographic region as the first residence and within a predetermined temporal distance on a data network from the first residence; determining a data requirement exceeds bandwidth available to the first communications hub; providing a request for data to a neighboring communications hub of the neighboring communications hubs, the request corresponding to the data requirement; and receiving data responsive to the request from the neighboring communications hub. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A first communications hub for bandwidth sharing comprising:
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at least one processor; and a memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor, the memory storing instructions executable by the at least one processor to perform a method comprising; getting a list of neighboring communications hubs, the neighboring communications hubs being disposed in respective neighboring residences, the neighboring communications hubs being communicatively coupled to the first communications hub using a first broadband data network provisioned by an Internet Service Provider (ISP), the neighboring residences being at least one of within a same predetermined geographic region as a first residence and within a predetermined temporal distance on a data network from the first residence; determining a data requirement exceeds bandwidth available to the first communications hub; providing a request for data to a neighboring communications hub of the neighboring communications hubs, the request corresponding to the data requirement; and receiving data responsive to the request from the neighboring communications hub. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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