Patent ID: 11863531
Assignee: ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A communications network comprising:
a plurality of personal networks, each associated with a respective user account, and each personal network having respectively associated network devices not accessible outside their associated personal network; and
a network manager capable of using information from at least two networks, from the plurality of personal networks, to create a combined personal network associated with the user accounts of the at least two networks, wherein creating the combined personal network comprises:
receiving information specifying the at least two networks;
in response to the information, providing invitations to users associated with the user accounts of the at least two networks to join the combined personal network; and
in response to receiving acceptances of the invitations, merging the network devices associated with the user accounts into the combined personal network.