Abstract: A method and apparatus for third party control of a device have been disclosed. By utilizing a third party to control a device, view and control of a device may be separated.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for third party control of a device have been disclosed. By utilizing a third party to control a device, view and control of a device may be separated.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for third party control of a device have been disclosed. By utilizing a third party to control a device, view and control of a device may be separated.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for third party control of a device have been disclosed. By utilizing a third party to control a device, view and control of a device may be separated.

Abstract: Location based information may be provided. Data may be received having an entry predicate. The data may comprise, for example, a weblog (blog). The entry predicate may comprise location information defining an applicable zone for the data. Location information may be provided in the received entry predicate when it is determined that the location information is missing from the received entry predicate. Next, the data and the entry predicate may be saved. Then an application zone may be calculated, for the saved data, based on the entry predicate. Next, a request may be received comprising a reader predicate. In response to receiving the request, the data may be transmitted when the reader predicate corresponds to the application zone. The data may be transmitted to a request device from which the request was received. The request device may comprise a mobile device.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for associating network entities, such as devices and services have been disclosed. By utilizing context operational modifiers, such as context rules, context definitions, and context services, entities may be associated.

Abstract: A system that provides the ability to monitor, capture and recreate states of media consumption (e.g., channel, timing) is provided. More specifically, the innovation provides for the ability to identify a context in which a plurality of components collaboratively participate in decisions of transferring a media. In accordance with the context, the innovation can save current states of a ‘session’ (e.g., Internet television, radio, instant messaging conversation) thereafter being able to recover the state of the session on other devices that are connected to the same context as the original device. Accordingly, the session (e.g., media consumption) can be continued via an alternative device. In other aspects, for example where the session represents live media, a recorder can be employed to store (e.g., cache, buffer) the media for later broadcast in accordance with the continuity service.

Abstract: Location based information may be provided. Data may be received having an entry predicate. The data may comprise, for example, a weblog (blog). The entry predicate may comprise location information defining an applicable zone for the data. Location information may be provided in the received entry predicate when it is determined that the location information is missing from the received entry predicate. Next, the data and the entry predicate may be saved. Then an application zone may be calculated, for the saved data, based on the entry predicate. Next, a request may be received comprising a reader predicate. In response to receiving the request, the data may be transmitted when the reader predicate corresponds to the application zone. The data may be transmitted to a request device from which the request was received. The request device may comprise a mobile device.