SERVICE AND POLICIES FOR COORDINATING BEHAVIORS AND CONNECTIVITY OF A MESH OF HETEROGENEOUS DEVICES
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1. A method for coordinating a service among a plurality of devices comprising:
- determining a policy for coordinated operation of the plurality of devices in delivery of the service;
coordinating the service among the plurality of devices based on the policy.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus is provided for coordinating devices in a federated network of devices. A server may determine policies for coordinating the devices and may send messages to devices in the federated network for providing a service. The policies for providing the service among the federated devices may be based on properties of the devices or relative locations of the devices. For example, the federated devices may provide media data and control of the media data to a user. Provision of the media data and/or control of the media data may change from one device to another in the federated network based on policies from the server.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for coordinating a service among a plurality of devices comprising:
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determining a policy for coordinated operation of the plurality of devices in delivery of the service; coordinating the service among the plurality of devices based on the policy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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- 12. The method of claim 111 wherein the message causes providing the service to change from a first device in the plurality of devices to a second device in the plurality of devices.
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18. An apparatus for coordinating delivery of a media service among a plurality of devices in a federated network, the apparatus comprising:
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a policy correlator for determining a policy for coordinating the plurality of devices in one of delivering and controlling the media service; and a management module for coordinating one of delivery and control of the media service among the plurality of devices based on the policy. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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