Patent ID: 9356980
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method to distribute communication of a first data stream among a first device and a second device, the method comprising: receiving a request, at a processor, from the first device to establish a shared connection to distribute the communication of the first data stream among the first device and the second device, the request including identification information identifying the second device; establishing, via the processor and in response to the request from the first device, a shared data connection with the second device using the identification information included in the request from the first device, the shared data connection being based on device capability information obtained from a system providing service for a plurality of devices, the plurality of devices including the first device and the second device; and splitting the first data stream into a plurality of partial data streams based on the device capability information of the first device and the second device; and communicating the plurality of partial data streams to at least the first device and the second device, the communicated plurality of partial data streams to form the first data stream when aggregated at the first device.