System for monetizing resources accessible to a mobile device server
First Claim
1. A device comprising:
- a processing system including a processor; and
a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations comprising;
authenticating a first portable communication device according to a pairing key, wherein the pairing key identifies a service grade associated with a type of subscriber service for authorizing access to a resource, wherein the authenticating of the first portable communication device facilitates a remote server to direct a media resource center to cause a software application to be executed at a second portable communication device;
receiving a request to delegate management of the resource to the first portable communication device;
determining that the pairing key authorizes the first portable communication device to manage the resource according to the service grade identified by the pairing key;
detecting that the second portable communication device is requesting use of the resource managed by the media resource center, wherein the media resource center causes the software application to be executed at the second portable communication device according to a second internet protocol address associated with the software application;
arbitrating an assignment of the resource between the first portable communication device and the second portable communication device; and
responsive to the arbitrating, transmitting information to the first portable communication device or the second portable communication device to facilitate management of the resource by the first portable communication device or the second portable communication device.
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Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium operating in a mobile device server. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium can include computer instructions to execute a web server application in the mobile device server. The web server application can be operable cause the mobile device server to detect a media resource center while roaming in a communication zone of the media resource center, transmit a pairing key to the media resource center, and receive from the media resource center authorization to pair with one or more resources selected by the media resource center according to the pairing key. In one embodiment a billing system can be operable to determine whether to apply a monetary charge to a subscriber account based on the pairing key. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A device comprising:
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a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations comprising; authenticating a first portable communication device according to a pairing key, wherein the pairing key identifies a service grade associated with a type of subscriber service for authorizing access to a resource, wherein the authenticating of the first portable communication device facilitates a remote server to direct a media resource center to cause a software application to be executed at a second portable communication device; receiving a request to delegate management of the resource to the first portable communication device; determining that the pairing key authorizes the first portable communication device to manage the resource according to the service grade identified by the pairing key; detecting that the second portable communication device is requesting use of the resource managed by the media resource center, wherein the media resource center causes the software application to be executed at the second portable communication device according to a second internet protocol address associated with the software application; arbitrating an assignment of the resource between the first portable communication device and the second portable communication device; and responsive to the arbitrating, transmitting information to the first portable communication device or the second portable communication device to facilitate management of the resource by the first portable communication device or the second portable communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations comprising:
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authenticating a first portable communication device according to a pairing key, wherein the pairing key identifies a service grade associated with a type of subscriber service for authorizing access to a resource, wherein the authenticating of the first portable communication device facilitates a remote server to direct a media resource center to cause a software application to be executed at a second portable communication device; determining that the pairing key authorizes the first portable communication device to manage the resource according to the service grade identified by the pairing key; detecting that the second portable communication device is requesting use of the resource managed by the media resource center, wherein the media resource center causes the software application to be executed at the second portable communication device according to a second internet protocol address associated with the software application; arbitrating an assignment of the resource between the first portable communication device and the second portable communication device; and responsive to the arbitrating, transmitting information to the first portable communication device or the second portable communication device to enable management of the resource by the first portable communication device or the second portable communication device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A method, comprising:
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authenticating, by resource control manager including a processor, a first portable communication device according to a pairing key, wherein the pairing key identifies a service grade associated with a type of subscriber service for authorizing access to a resource, wherein the authenticating of the first portable communication device facilitates a remote server to direct a media resource center to cause a software application to be executed at a second portable communication device; determining, by the resource control manager, that the pairing key authorizes the first portable communication device to manage the resource according to the service grade identified by the pairing key; arbitrating, by the resource control manager, an assignment of the resource between the first portable communication device and the second portable communication device, wherein a media resource center causes the software application to be executed at the second portable communication device according to a second internet protocol address associated with the software application; and responsive to the arbitrating, transmitting, by the resource control manager, information to the first portable communication device or the second portable communication device to facilitate management of the resource by the first portable communication device or the second portable communication device. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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