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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2021
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Natalie Brooks Powell, Bolingbrook, IL (US);
Hyman David Chantz, Scarsdale, NY (US);
Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Kolkata, IN;
Tami Rose Bryan, Howard, MD (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A computer-implemented method shares data feeds among devices. The method includes identifying a plurality of devices including a first device, where each device of the plurality of devices is within a vicinity of the first device. The method also includes forming an ad hoc network that includes each device of the plurality of devices. The method further includes determining a plurality of available data feeds, where each data feed is associated with one device of the plurality of devices. The method includes building a switch icon, where the switch icon includes a view of each available data feed, and the switch icon is configured to allow access to any feed of the plurality of feed and display a selected feed from the switch icon. The method includes sending the switch icon to each device in the ad hoc network.