Patent ID: 8782121

Claim:
An electronic device comprising: a network interface configured to enable the electronic device to communicate with other electronic devices over a peer-to-peer network; at least one of a display or a speaker configured to provide output for media operations handled by the electronic device; and at least one hardware processor configured to execute software or firmware that is embedded in the electronic device and that provides peer-to-peer intelligence for performing automated collaboration among electronic devices connected to the peer-to-peer network, the at least one hardware processor being configured to execute the software or firmware and perform the peer-to-peer intelligence by: establishing, using the network interface, a connection to the peer-to-peer network; accessing a user profile registered for the peer-to-peer network that defines rules for automated collaboration among electronic devices connected to the peer-to-peer network; determining that the user profile defines one or more preferences related to handling social network activity accessible by one or more of the electronic devices connected to the peer-to-peer network, the social network activity including events occurring on a social networking platform that hosts a social network to which a user associated with the user profile belongs; automatically, without user input at any of the electronic devices connected to the peer-to-peer network, negotiating with the electronic devices connected to the peer-to-peer network to determine how to collaboratively handle social network activity accessible by one or more of the electronic devices connected to the peer-to-peer network to meet the rules specified in the user profile registered for the peer-to-peer network; identifying an event related to social network activity detected by one or more of the electronic devices connected to the peer-to-peer network; and based on the negotiation with the electronic devices connected to the peer-to-peer network, automatically, without user input at any of the electronic devices connected to the peer-to-peer network, collaborating with at least one electronic device that is connected to the peer-to-peer network and that is unable to access the social network to handle at least a portion of the event related to the social network activity.