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Method and unit used to determine useable services

  • US 10,455,383 B2
  • Filed: 08/19/2016
  • Issued: 10/22/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method used to provide services in a network, comprising:

  • storing a plurality of first location information items for a plurality of devices, each of the first location information items identifying a location of a respective device of the plurality of devices;

    generating a second location information item that provides a location of a user;

    automatically selecting at least two of the plurality of devices to be used by the user based on the generated second location information item and the stored plurality of first location information items; and

    transmitting a status report offering services to be effected by the automatically selected devices to a device used by the user via the network such that the automatically selected devices define a composed device having a common address, each of the selected devices being an electronic device having a processor and non-transitory memory, the status report identifying the automatically selected devices; and

    controlling communication requests and connection demands for a communication connection associated with the user so that different media streams of the communication connection are distributed via the network to the automatically selected devices via the common address such that each of the automatically selected devices receives a different media stream during the communication connection.

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