NETWORK MANAGEMENT IN A MEDIA NETWORK ENVIRONMENT
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for managing devices and content in a network environment. In one implementation, a method of adding a client as a member of a hub network includes: detecting a client connected to a server in a hub network; authenticating said client; authorizing said client; and adding said client as a member in said hub network.
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58 Claims
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1-31. -31. (canceled)
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32. A method of removing a client as a member of a hub network, comprising:
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triggering removal of a client as a member of a hub network; disabling all licenses stored by said client corresponding to content data bound to said hub network; and removing said client as a member in said hub network so that said client is no longer a member of said hub network. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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51. A method of disconnecting a client from a hub network, comprising:
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disconnecting a client from a hub network; setting an expiration time for a license stored on said client; and comparing said expiration time to a clock of said client; wherein said license corresponds to locked content data stored on said client and is bound to said hub network. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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Specification