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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2008
Adam Klein, Cedar Park, TX (US);
David Wolter, Austin, TX (US);
Dinesh Nadarajah, Austin, TX (US);
Rias Muhamed, Austin, TX (US);
Adam Klein, Cedar Park, TX (US);
David Wolter, Austin, TX (US);
Dinesh Nadarajah, Austin, TX (US);
Rias Muhamed, Austin, TX (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a communication device having a controller to request from an alternate communication device a log of subscribed content acquired by the alternate communication device from an alternate source, identify from the log a desired portion of the subscribed content, and transmit to the alternate communication device a peer-to-peer request for the desired portion of the subscribed content according to one or more available subscriptions. Additional embodiments are also disclosed.