Patent Document ID: 10111099
Application ID: 14275785
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method comprising: identifying by a device multiple portions of protected content to host on the device, the multiple portions of protected content including one or more portions of each of one or more pieces of protected content; obtaining the multiple portions of protected content; storing the multiple portions of protected content on the device; and allowing additional devices to obtain from the device at least one of the multiple portions of protected content regardless of whether the additional devices and respective users of the additional devices have permission to consume the protected content, the device as well as each of the additional devices being one of multiple devices in a managed wireless distribution network that allows portions of protected content to be transferred among the multiple devices, the device being configured to store portions of protected content that can be consumed by a user of the device only if the user of the device has permission to consume the protected content.