Methods, systems, and products for sharing content

• US 20060271687A1
• Filed: 05/31/2005
• Published: 11/30/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Alston, Douglas B., Gaylord, William
• Granted Patent: US 7,664,124 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/227
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/54 Presence management, e.g. monitoring or registration for receipt of user log-on information, or the connection status of the users
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/63 Routing a service request depending on the request content or context
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/643 Communication protocols network streaming protocols, e.g. real-time transport protocol [RTP] or real-time control protocol [RTCP], H04L65/65
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/147 Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals selecting H04Q

Abstract

Methods, systems, and products share content between a device and a media delivery device. The media delivery device includes a content sharing application stored in memory and a processor communicating with the memory. The processor sends a presence update message to indicate the media delivery device is active and available to receive content. The processor receives an invite, and the invite requests a session between the media delivery device and the device. The processor sends an accept message to accept the invitation. The processor receives the content and receives a message that terminates the session.

Claims

1. A media delivery device, comprising:

a content sharing application stored in memory and a processor communicating with the memory,

the processor sending a presence update message to indicate the media delivery device is active and available to receive content;

the processor receiving an invite, the invite requesting a session between the media delivery device and another device;

the processor sending an accept message to accept the invitation;

the processor receiving the content; and

the processor receiving a message that terminates the session.

2. A media delivery device according to claim 1, wherein the processor receives the invite from a residential gateway.

3. A media delivery device according to claim 1, wherein the processor presents a message indicating the another device has requested the session.

4. A media delivery device according to claim 1, wherein the processor sends an alerting message in response to the invite.

5. A media delivery device according to claim 1, wherein the processor presents a prompt to a user requesting acceptance of the invitation for the session.

6. A media delivery device according to claim 5, wherein the processor receives a response to the prompt.

7. A media delivery device according to claim 6, wherein if the response declines the invitation, then the processor sends a redirect message that redirects the session invitation to an alternate communications address.

8. A method of sharing content, comprising:

sending a presence update message to indicate a media delivery device is active and available to receive content;

receiving an invite, the invite requesting a session between the media delivery device and another device;

sending an accept message to accept the invitation;

receiving the content; and

receiving a message that terminates the session.

9. A method according to claim 8, further comprising presenting a message indicating the another device has requested the session.

10. A method according to claim 8, further comprising sends an alerting message in response to the invite.

11. A method according to claim 8, further comprising presenting a prompt to a user requesting acceptance of the invitation for the session.

12. A method according to claim 11, further comprising receiving a response to the prompt.

13. A method according to claim 12, wherein if the response declines the invitation, then sending a redirect message that redirects the session invitation to an alternate communications address.

14. A computer program product, comprising:

a computer-readable medium; and

a content sharing application stored on the computer-readable medium, the content sharing application comprising computer code for sending a presence update message to indicate a television is active and available to receive content;

receiving an invite, the invite requesting a session between the television and another device;

sending an accept message to accept the invitation;

receiving the content; and

receiving a message that terminates the session.

15. A computer program product according to claim 14, further comprising computer code for presenting a message indicating the another device has requested the session.

16. A computer program product according to claim 14, further comprising computer code for sending an alerting message in response to the invite.

17. A computer program product according to claim 14, further comprising computer code for presenting a prompt to a user that requests acceptance of the invitation for the session.

18. A computer program product according to claim 17, further comprising computer code for receiving a response to the prompt.

19. A computer program product according to claim 18, further comprising computer code for when the response declines the invitation, then sending a redirect message that redirects the session invitation to an alternate communications address.