Managed services environment portability

摘要

A device and method for forming a portable network environment outside a managed network environment for sharing content is provided. A portable network device enables authorized consumption of content outside a managed environment. The portable network device may have an internal rechargeable battery and support wireless protocols such as Wi-Fi. The portable network device may act as a Wi-Fi base station allowing access to authorized Wi-Fi clients via a mesh network.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a cylindrically shaped device, a security package through a managed network environment, the security package comprising encrypted content; decrypting the encrypted content to produce decrypted content; determining content rights for the decrypted content; establishing a connection with a first media device outside the managed network environment to form a portable network environment, the portable network environment comprising a mesh network; transmitting the decrypted content to the first media device based on the determined content rights; and establishing a connection with a second media device and transmitting the decrypted content to the second media device through the mesh network based on the determined content rights.