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Consumption based bandwidth arbitration

  • US 20050063404A1
  • Filed: 06/24/2004
  • Published: 03/24/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2003
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for allocating communication bandwidth between information source devices and an information presentation system, the method comprising:

  • detecting a plurality of information source devices, each of which is capable of communicating information to a user output device using communication bandwidth in a common communication band;

    presenting respective indications of the detected information source devices to a user;

    receiving an indication that the user desires to receive information from at least one of the detected information source devices; and

    allocating communication bandwidth from the common communication band for communication between the detected plurality of information source devices and the information presentation system based on the detected user selection of at least one of the detected information source devices.

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