Patent ID: 8284714
Filing Date: 2012-10-09
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for temporary storage of a media content file on a wireless communication device, comprising: requesting, at a first wireless communication device, wireless communication of a media content file from a media content service; directing the media content service to communicate the media content file to a second wireless communication device for temporary storage and subsequent retrieval by the first wireless communication device based on current insufficiency of at least one delivery attribute; monitoring, at the first wireless communication device, the status of the at least one delivery attribute; determining that the at least one delivery attribute has become sufficient; and requesting, directly from the first wireless communication device to the second wireless communication device over a peer-to-peer wireless network independent of a wireless network associated with the media content service, the second wireless communication device to communicate the media content file to the first wireless communication device based on the determination that the at least one delivery attribute at the first wireless communication device has become sufficient.