Patent ID: 9712387
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: G05B,G05F,G06F,G06Q,H04L,H04N,H04W,Y02D,Y04S

Claim:
1. A method for networking, the method comprising: in a broadband gateway that enables communication with a plurality of devices, wherein said broadband gateway is configured to handle at least one physical layer connection to at least one corresponding network access service provider: identifying a first user profile associated with a first device of said plurality of devices for a service requested by said first device, wherein said identified first user profile associated with the first device comprises at least one of device power usage information and user selections; receiving content from said at least one network access service provider for the requested service according to a service profile negotiated with said at least one network access service provider, wherein said service profile comprises type of service, type of content, service providers, network connections or corresponding quality of service (QoS) for said requested service; storing, by the broadband gateway, the content received from said at least one network access service provider for said requested service; communicating, by the broadband gateway, said content to the first device; converting, by the broadband gateway, the content stored by the broadband gateway to match a second user profile associated with another device of said plurality of devices; and relaying, by the broadband gateway, said converted content to said another device of said plurality of devices.