Method and system for enabling rendering of electronic media content via a secure ad hoc network configuration utilizing a handheld wireless communication device
First Claim
1. A method for communication, the method comprising:
- in a handheld wireless communication device (HWCD);
establishing an ad hoc network for a specified user, wherein said ad hoc network comprises at least a portion of each of a plurality of interconnected networks and a plurality of devices comprising said handheld wireless communication device (HWCD);
obtaining access to content from a first device in said ad hoc network;
controlling communication of said accessed content in said ad hoc network, from said first device in said ad hoc network, via at least said HWCD, to at least a second device in said ad hoc network; and
enabling said at least said second device in said ad hoc network to render and/or consume said accessed content.
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Abstract
A handheld wireless communication device (HWCD) establishes an ad hoc network comprising interconnected networks for a user. The HWCD gains access to content on a first device and controls communication of the content from the first device via the HWCD to a second device. The HWCD enables the second device to consume the content. The content may be streamed from the first device via the HWCD to the second device. The first device is a service provider network device or other network device. The access may be authenticated and/or secure. Secure access to the content is extended from the first device to the second device. The ad hoc network is configured and/or reconfigured until communication is complete. The HWCD comprises multiple wireless interfaces. The ad hoc network comprises a PAN, WLAN, WAN and/or cellular network. The HWCD may hand-off among base stations during communication of the content.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for communication, the method comprising:
in a handheld wireless communication device (HWCD); establishing an ad hoc network for a specified user, wherein said ad hoc network comprises at least a portion of each of a plurality of interconnected networks and a plurality of devices comprising said handheld wireless communication device (HWCD); obtaining access to content from a first device in said ad hoc network; controlling communication of said accessed content in said ad hoc network, from said first device in said ad hoc network, via at least said HWCD, to at least a second device in said ad hoc network; and enabling said at least said second device in said ad hoc network to render and/or consume said accessed content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for communication, the method comprising:
in a handheld wireless communication device (HWCD) and for a specified user; configuring an ad hoc network enabled to handle secure data that extends to one or more distributed rendering devices rightful access to data stored on one or more service provider devices, wherein said ad hoc network comprises said HWCD; and controlling communication of said data from said one or more service provider devices, wherein; said secure data is streamed via said ad hoc network and via said HWCD to said one or more of said distributed rendering devices; and said streamed secure data is rendered and/or displayed by said one or more distributed rendering devices.
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12. A system for communication, the system comprising:
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one or more processors and/or circuits for use in a handheld wireless communication device (HWCD), said one or more processors and/or circuits being operable to; establish an ad hoc network for a specified user, wherein said ad hoc network comprises at least a portion of each of a plurality of interconnected networks and a plurality of devices comprising said handheld wireless communication device (HWCD); obtain access to content from a first device in said ad hoc network; control communication of said accessed content in said ad hoc network, from said first device in said ad hoc network, via at least said HWCD, to at least a second device in said ad hoc network; and enable said at least said second device in said ad hoc network to render and/or consume said accessed content. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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