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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2020

Filed:

Sep. 15, 2016
Applicants:

At&t Mobility Ii Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);

The Directv Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);

Inventors:

Todd Rose, Marietta, GA (US);

Brian Greaves, Atlanta, GA (US);

Stephen H. Chu, Tarzana, CA (US);

Assignees:

AT&T Mobility II LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);

The DIRECTV Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04W 4/48 (2018.01); H04N 21/414 (2011.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 67/12 (2013.01); H04L 41/0806 (2013.01); H04N 21/414 (2013.01); H04N 21/41422 (2013.01); H04W 4/48 (2018.02); B60K 2370/589 (2019.05);
Abstract

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method including receiving, by a processing system comprising a processor, media content from a media processor device via a first wireless communication network, where the media content can be received at the media processor device from a subscription media source. The method can include storing the media content received from the media processor device, initiating a first connection to an in-vehicle communication system, accessing a second wireless communication network generated by the in-vehicle communication system, initiating a second connection, via the second wireless communication network, to a media device detected on the second wireless communication network, and transmitting a stream of the media content to the media device via the second wireless communication network, wherein the media device reproduces the media content from the stream of the media content. Other embodiments are disclosed.


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