AUTO-DISCOVERY OF HOME AND OUT-OF-FRANCHISE NETWORKS
First Claim
1. A method implemented by a mobile device including a mobile network module to present media content using a public network and a home network module to present media content from a home network, the method comprising:
- receiving, by the mobile device and using the mobile network module, a media streaming session via a broadband cellular connection;
detecting, by the mobile device, a local wireless connection to a device in a home network;
establishing, by the mobile device and using the home network module, a home media session, with the device in the home network, via the local wireless connection;
matching, by the mobile device, content of the home media session with content of the media streaming session;
presenting, by the mobile device and to a user, the matched content of the home media session using the home network module; and
disabling, by the mobile device, the media streaming session using the mobile network module via the broadband cellular connection.
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Abstract
A mobile device includes a mobile network module to present media content using a public network and a home network module to present media content from a home network. The mobile device uses the mobile network module to receive a media streaming session via a broadband cellular connection and detects a local wireless connection to a device in a home network. The mobile device uses the home network module to initiate, via the local wireless connection, a home media session with the device in the home network and matches content of the home media session with content of the media streaming session. The mobile device presents, to a user and using the home network module, the matched content of the home media session and disables the media streaming session.
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20 Claims
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1. A method implemented by a mobile device including a mobile network module to present media content using a public network and a home network module to present media content from a home network, the method comprising:
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receiving, by the mobile device and using the mobile network module, a media streaming session via a broadband cellular connection; detecting, by the mobile device, a local wireless connection to a device in a home network; establishing, by the mobile device and using the home network module, a home media session, with the device in the home network, via the local wireless connection; matching, by the mobile device, content of the home media session with content of the media streaming session; presenting, by the mobile device and to a user, the matched content of the home media session using the home network module; and disabling, by the mobile device, the media streaming session using the mobile network module via the broadband cellular connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A mobile device, comprising:
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a memory to store a mobile network module to present media content using a public network, a home network module to present media content from a home network, and a plurality of instructions; and a processor to execute instructions in the memory to; conduct, using the mobile network module, a media streaming session via a broadband cellular connection; detect a local wireless connection to a device in a home network; establish, using the home network module via the local wireless connection and based on the detecting, a home media session with the device in the home network; present, to a user and using the home network module, content of the home media session that corresponds to content of the media streaming session; and disable the mobile network module conducting the media streaming session. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method performed by a device in a home network, comprising:
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establishing, by the device and with a mobile device, a local wireless connection; receiving, by the device and from the mobile device, state information of a media streaming session with a server that is different than the device; converting, by the device, the state information into corresponding formatted information for the device; sending, by the device, the formatted information to the mobile device; receiving, by the device and from the mobile device, a request for content based on the formatted information; and providing, by the device and via the local wireless network, the requested content to the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A device, comprising:
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a memory to store a plurality of instructions; and a processor to execute instructions in the memory to; establish, with a mobile device, a local wireless connection; receive, from the mobile device, state information of a video streaming session with a server that is different than the device, where the state information includes a content identifier; provide, to the mobile device and based on the state information, a channel identifier, for the device, where the channel identifier corresponds to the content identifier; receive, from the mobile device, a request for content with the channel identifier; and provide, to the mobile device and via the local wireless network, the requested content. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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