Patent ID: 8838069

Claim:
A device comprising: a processor; and a memory that stores computer readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform operations comprising specifying preferences for establishing sharing sessions, the preferences comprising an option to pre-authorize the sharing sessions for a requesting borrowing device, pre-authorizing the requesting borrowing device in response to detecting selection of the option to pre-authorize the requesting borrowing device, receiving a request to establish a sharing session, the request being received from a home location register on a network and indicating that the requesting borrowing device requests sharing of a network service that is accessible to the device and inaccessible to the requesting borrowing device without the sharing session, indicating, to the home location register, that the device grants permission for the requesting borrowing device to access the network service that is accessible to the device based upon the preferences, detecting that the sharing session has been established by a mobile switching center of the network, the sharing session comprising a session between the device and the requesting borrowing device to share the network service, sharing a display associated with the device with the requesting borrowing device during the sharing session; and allowing the requesting borrowing device to use the network service shared by the device during the sharing session.