Methods, systems, and computer program products for transmitting streaming media to a mobile terminal using the bandwidth associated with a wireless network
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1. A method of operating a communication network, comprising:
- obtaining a subscription from at least one device for a rebroadcast of streaming media; and
rebroadcasting the streaming media via a base station transceiver to the at least one device responsive to obtaining the subscription;
obtaining authorization from a media broadcaster that provides the streaming media to rebroadcast the streaming media prior to rebroadcasting the streaming media.
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Abstract
A communication network is operated by obtaining a subscription at a wireless network from at least one device for a rebroadcast of streaming media and rebroadcasting the streaming media to the at least one device using the wireless network responsive to obtaining the subscription.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of operating a communication network, comprising:
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obtaining a subscription from at least one device for a rebroadcast of streaming media; and rebroadcasting the streaming media via a base station transceiver to the at least one device responsive to obtaining the subscription; obtaining authorization from a media broadcaster that provides the streaming media to rebroadcast the streaming media prior to rebroadcasting the streaming media. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A communication system, comprising:
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a network that is configured to obtain a subscription from at least one device for a rebroadcast of streaming media and to rebroadcast the streaming media via a base station transceiver to the at least one device responsive to obtaining the subscription; wherein the network is further configured to obtain authorization from a media broadcaster that provides the streaming media to rebroadcast the streaming media prior to rebroadcasting the streaming media. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An article of manufacture for operating a communication network comprising:
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a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therein, the computer readable program code comprising; computer readable program code configured to obtain a subscription from at least one device for a rebroadcast of streaming media; and computer readable program code configured to rebroadcast the streaming media via a base station transceiver to the at least one device responsive to obtaining the subscription; obtaining authorization from a media broadcaster that provides the streaming media to rebroadcast the streaming media prior to rebroadcasting the streaming media.
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