Method, apparatus, and computer program product for multi-device output mode configuration
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, by an apparatus, streaming content over a first wireless carrier, from a source device;
discovering, by the apparatus, wireless messages over a second wireless carrier;
determining, by the apparatus, that wireless messages received over the second wireless carrier, indicate a wireless device capable of receiving streaming content over the first wireless carrier and capable of reproducing at least a portion of the received streaming content; and
activating, by the apparatus, over the second wireless carrier, a wireless connection with the other wireless device over the first wireless carrier, and forwarding the streaming content received from the source device, over the wireless connection to the other wireless device.
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Abstract
In an example embodiment, a method includes receiving, by an apparatus, streaming content over a first wireless carrier, from a source device; discovering, by the apparatus, wireless messages over a second wireless carrier, associated with presence of a wireless device capable of receiving streaming content over the first wireless carrier and capable of reproducing at least a portion of the received streaming content; determining, by the apparatus, that wireless messages received from another wireless device over the second wireless carrier, indicate a wireless device capable of receiving streaming content over the first wireless carrier and capable of reproducing at least a portion of the received streaming content; and activating, by the apparatus, over the second wireless carrier, a wireless connection with the other wireless device over the first wireless carrier, and forwarding the streaming content over the wireless connection to the other wireless device.
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21 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by an apparatus, streaming content over a first wireless carrier, from a source device; discovering, by the apparatus, wireless messages over a second wireless carrier; determining, by the apparatus, that wireless messages received over the second wireless carrier, indicate a wireless device capable of receiving streaming content over the first wireless carrier and capable of reproducing at least a portion of the received streaming content; and activating, by the apparatus, over the second wireless carrier, a wireless connection with the other wireless device over the first wireless carrier, and forwarding the streaming content received from the source device, over the wireless connection to the other wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method, comprising:
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transmitting, by an apparatus, wireless messages over a second wireless carrier, indicating the apparatus is a wireless device capable of receiving streaming content over a first wireless carrier and is capable of reproducing at least a portion of the received streaming content; receiving, by the apparatus, from another wireless device over the second wireless carrier, a response to the wireless messages, to activate a wireless connection with the other wireless device over the first wireless carrier; and receiving streaming content via the wireless connection from the other wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one processor; at least one memory including computer program code; the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to; receive streaming content over a first wireless carrier, from a source device; discover wireless messages over a second wireless carrier; determine that wireless messages received over the second wireless carrier, indicate a wireless device capable of receiving streaming content over the first wireless carrier and capable of reproducing at least a portion of the received streaming content; and activate over the second wireless carrier, a wireless connection with the other wireless device over the first wireless carrier, and forward the streaming content received from the source device, over the wireless connection to the other wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one processor; at least one memory including computer program code; the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to; transmit wireless messages over a second wireless carrier, indicating the apparatus is a wireless device capable of receiving streaming content over a first wireless carrier and is capable of reproducing at least a portion of the received streaming content; receive from another wireless device over the second wireless carrier, a response to the wireless messages, to activate a wireless connection with the other wireless device over the first wireless carrier; and receive streaming content via the wireless connection from the other wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A computer program product comprising computer executable program code recorded on a computer readable, non-transitory storage medium, the computer executable program code comprising:
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code for receiving, by an apparatus, streaming content over a first wireless carrier, from a source device; code for discovering, by the apparatus, wireless messages over a second wireless carrier; code for determining, by the apparatus, that wireless messages received over the second wireless carrier, indicate a wireless device capable of receiving streaming content over the first wireless carrier and capable of reproducing at least a portion of the received streaming content; and code for activating, by the apparatus, over the second wireless carrier, a wireless connection with the other wireless device over the first wireless carrier, and forwarding the streaming content received from the source device, over the wireless connection to the other wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer program product comprising computer executable program code recorded on a computer readable, non-transitory storage medium, the computer executable program code comprising:
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code for transmitting, by an apparatus, wireless messages over a second wireless carrier, indicating the apparatus is a wireless device capable of receiving streaming content over a first wireless carrier and is capable of reproducing at least a portion of the received streaming content; code for receiving, by the apparatus, from another wireless device over the second wireless carrier, a response to the wireless messages, to activate a wireless connection with the other wireless device over the first wireless carrier; and code for receiving streaming content via the wireless connection from the other wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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