System and Method for Controlling Access to Media Content

• US 20130316682A1
• Filed: 05/24/2012
• Published: 11/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Research In Motion Limited (Blackberry Limited)
• Inventors: Vieira, Elvis Melo
• Granted Patent: US 9,237,446 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/104 Peer-to-peer [P2P] networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/084 using delegated authorisation, e.g. open authorisation [OAuth] protocol
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/088 using filters or firewalls

Abstract

A system and method are provided for providing access to media on a first mobile device. The method comprises sending a first request to a second mobile device using a peer-to-peer (P2P) messaging protocol, the first request being associated with access to media using the first mobile device. The first mobile device receives a response via the P2P messaging protocol, and enables or denies access to the media according to the response.

Claims

1. A method of providing access to media on a first mobile device, the method comprising:

sending a first request to a second mobile device using a messaging protocol, the first request being associated with access to media using the first mobile device;

sending a second request to a third mobile device using the messaging protocol;

receiving a response via the messaging protocol, the response having been provided by any one or more of the second mobile device and the third mobile device; and

setting permission for access to the media according to the response.

2. The method of claim 1, the messaging protocol utilizing a personal identification number associated with each of the second mobile device and the third mobile device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the second request is sent after the first request.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first and second responses are sent at the same time.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein a first response is received from the second mobile device and a second response is received from the third mobile device, the method comprising:

determining if the first and second responses are compatible; and

initiating a dispute resolution between the second mobile device and the third mobile device when the first and second responses are not compatible.

6. The method of claim 1, comprising sending one of the first request and the second request before the other of the first request and the second request according to availability information associated with the second and third mobile devices.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the availability information is provided by instant messaging presence indicators determined from an instant messaging application.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first request and the response are displayed in an instant messaging conversation user interface.

9. A method of a first mobile device controlling access to media on a second mobile device, the method comprising:

receiving at the first mobile device, a request from the second mobile device using a messaging protocol, the request being associated with access to media using the first mobile device and also having been sent to a third mobile device using the messaging protocol; and

sending a response via the messaging protocol, the response setting permission for access to the media using the second mobile device.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising enabling the media content associated with the request to be viewed.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the media content is viewed on a computing device communicably tethered to the first mobile device.

12. The method of claim 9, further comprising providing the response to at least one additional mobile device.

13. The method of claim 9, further comprising receiving a message indicating that another response to the request provided to the third mobile device is incompatible with the response provided by the first mobile device.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the request and the response are displayed in an instant messaging conversation user interface.

15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising computer executable instructions for providing access to media on a first mobile device, the computer executable instructions comprising instructions for:

sending a first request to a second mobile device using a messaging protocol, the first request being associated with access to media using the first mobile device;

sending a second request to a third mobile device using the messaging protocol;

receiving a response via the messaging protocol, the response having been provided by any one or more of the second mobile device and the third mobile device; and

setting permission for access to the media according to the response.

16. A first mobile device comprising a processor, a display, and memory, the memory comprising computer executable instructions for causing the processor to:

send a first request to a second mobile device using a messaging protocol, the first request being associated with access to media using the first mobile device;

send a second request to a third mobile device using the messaging protocol;

receive a response via the messaging protocol, the response having been provided by any one or more of the second mobile device and the third mobile device; and

set permission for access to the media according to the response.

17. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising computer executable instructions for a first mobile device controlling access to media on a second mobile device, the computer executable instructions comprising instructions for:

receiving at the first mobile device, a request from the second mobile device using a messaging protocol, the request being associated with access to media using the first mobile device and also having been sent to a third mobile device using the messaging protocol; and

sending a response via the messaging protocol, the response setting permission for access to the media using the second mobile device.

18. A first mobile device operable to control access to media on a second mobile device, the first mobile device comprising a processor, a display, and memory, the memory comprising computer executable instructions for causing the processor to:

receive at the first mobile device, a request from the second mobile device using a messaging protocol, the request being associated with access to media using the first mobile device and also having been sent to a third mobile device using the messaging protocol; and

send a response via the messaging protocol, the response setting permission for access to the media using the second mobile device.