SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENABLING SHARING BETWEEN DEVICES

• US 20170127455A1
• Filed: 11/03/2015
• Published: 05/04/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/03/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Schmit, Edward G.
• Granted Patent: US 9,998,878 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup

Abstract

A method includes sending a message to a mobile device via a first network, the message including set-up information related to a communication session. The method may further include establishing a wireless peer-to-peer communication session with the mobile device via a second network in response to a selection of a selectable link at the mobile device, the selectable link based on the set-up information.

Claims

1. A media device comprising:

a processor; and

a memory accessible to the processor, the memory storing instructions that are executable by the processor to cause the processor to perform operations comprising;

causing a message to be sent to a mobile device, the message including set-up information related to a communication session; and

establishing a wireless peer-to-peer communication session with the mobile device in response to a selection of a selectable link at the mobile device, the selectable link based on the set-up information.

2. The media device of claim 1, wherein the set-up information enables the mobile device to connect to an application programming interface associated with an application executing at the processor.

3. The media device of claim 2, wherein selection of the selectable link at the mobile device causes the mobile device to execute a mobile device component associated with the application.

4. The media device of claim 3, wherein the wireless peer-to-peer communication session is established between the mobile device component and a media device component of the application.

5. The media device of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise generating a display identifying a catalog of content, wherein the message is generated based on a content item selected from the catalog of content.

6. The media device of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving an identifier of the mobile device and wherein the message is sent to the mobile device based on the identifier.

7. The media device of claim 6, wherein the operations further comprise generating a display including a prompt requesting the identifier of the mobile device and receiving the identifier of the mobile device responsive to the prompt.

8. The media device of claim 6, wherein the identifier of the mobile device includes a telephone number.

9. The media device of claim 6, wherein the identifier of the mobile device is retrieved from the memory.

10. The media device of claim 1, wherein the wireless peer-to-peer communication session is established using a Web Real-Time Communication data channel.

11. The media device of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

exchanging data with the mobile device via the wireless peer-to-peer communication session; and

generating, based on the data, a first display representing first information based on the data, wherein the mobile device generates a second display based on the data, the second display representing second information, and wherein the first information is different than the second information.

12. The media device of claim 1, wherein the message further comprises information to identify a mobile device component of an application that is executable at the mobile device to establish the wireless peer-to-peer communication session or to exchange data via the wireless peer-to-peer communication session.

13. A mobile device comprising:

a processor; and

a memory accessible to the processor, the memory storing instructions that are executable by the processor to cause the processor to perform operations comprising;

receiving a message including set-up information related to a session with a media device;

generating a display including a selectable link associated with the set-up information; and

establishing a wireless peer-to-peer communication session with the media device in response to a selection of the selectable link.

14. The mobile device of claim 13, wherein establishing the wireless peer-to-peer communication session includes communicating with an application programming interface associated with an application executing at the processor.

15. The mobile device of claim 13, wherein the operations further comprise executing a mobile device component of an application in response to the selection of the selectable link.

16. The mobile device of claim 15, wherein the message further includes information to identify the mobile device component.

17. The mobile device of claim 15, wherein executing the mobile device component of the application causes the mobile device to exchange data, via the wireless peer-to-peer communication session, with a corresponding media device component of the application.

18. The mobile device of claim 13, wherein the operations further comprise:

exchanging data with the media device via the wireless peer-to-peer communication session; and

generating, based on the data, a first display, wherein the media device generates a second display based on the data, and wherein the first display includes first information that is supplemental to second information in the second display.

19. A method comprising:

sending a message to a mobile device via a first network, the message including set-up information related to a communication session; and

establishing a wireless peer-to-peer communication session with the mobile device via a second network in response to a selection of a selectable link at the mobile device, the selectable link based on the set-up information.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the first network includes a wide area wireless network and the second network includes a local area wireless network.