CONTENT DELIVERY PRIORITIZATION IN MANAGED WIRELESS DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS

摘要

A managed wireless distribution network includes multiple devices that communicate with one another via multiple wireless networks (e.g., multiple Wi-Fi networks). Each device in the managed wireless distribution network can host at least one wireless network and/or join at least one wireless network. Content in the managed wireless distribution network is protected so that the content cannot be consumed unless permission to consume the content is obtained. Devices can host portions of protected content regardless of whether they can consume the protected content, and can obtain portions of protected content via the wireless networks of the managed wireless distribution network without having to access a content service over the Internet.

主权项

1. A device comprising:
a content store configured to maintain portions of protected content that can be consumed by a user of the device only if the user of the device has permission to consume the protected content, the device being one of multiple devices in a managed wireless distribution network allowing the portions of protected content to be transferred among the multiple devices in the managed wireless distribution network via wireless networks hosted by the multiple devices regardless of whether the user of the device has permission to consume the protected content; and a managed wireless distribution network system configured to configure each of one or more network interface cards of the device to communicate with the Internet, to host a wireless network that can be joined by other devices of the multiple devices, or to join a wireless network hosted by another of the multiple devices.