SYSTEM FOR MONETIZING RESOURCES ACCESSIBLE TO A MOBILE DEVICE SERVER

摘要

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium operating in a mobile device server. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium can include computer instructions to execute a web server application in the mobile device server. The web server application can be operable cause the mobile device server to detect a media resource center while roaming in a communication zone of the media resource center, transmit a pairing key to the media resource center, and receive from the media resource center authorization to pair with one or more resources selected by the media resource center according to the pairing key. In one embodiment a billing system can be operable to determine whether to apply a monetary charge to a subscriber account based on the pairing key. Other embodiments are disclosed.

主权项

1. A portable communication device, comprising:
a memory that stores executable instructions; a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor, responsive to executing the executable instructions, performs operations comprising: detecting a resource control manager coupled to a wireless network at a media resource center responsive to a wireless broadcast message that requests identification of resource devices coupled to the wireless network, wherein the media resource center comprises a plurality of media and computing resources of a premises; providing, to the resource control manager, a pairing key to enable the resource control manager to authenticate the portable communication device according to the pairing key; providing, to the resource control manager, a request to delegate management of a resource of the plurality of media and computing resources under control of the media resource center to the portable communication device; receiving, from the resource control manager, an acceptance to the request to delegate management in response to the resource control manager determining that the pairing key authorizes the portable communication device to manage the resource; and receiving, from the resource control manager, information relating to the resource managed by the resource control manager to enable management of the resource.