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Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014

Filed:

Oct. 13, 2005
Applicants:

James Pan, Cupertino, CA (US);

Claudio Lima, San Jose, CA (US);

James Black, San Francisco, CA (US);

Inventors:

James Pan, Cupertino, CA (US);

Claudio Lima, San Jose, CA (US);

James Black, San Francisco, CA (US);

Assignee:

Sprint Communications Company L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G06F 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A system, a method and computer-readable media for managing content received over a network by a client device. A network transmission communicating an item of content is detected by a client device, and a determination is made whether the client device is in a mode of operation that allows the storing of uninvited media content. For example, the client device may be a mobile communication device monitoring the media being transmitted over a broadcast channel. When an item of content is observed traversing the broadcast channel, a set of user-defined preferences is accessed to determine whether to permit receiving the item. If permitted, the item of content is stored in a data store on the client device for subsequent presentation to the user.


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