Method and system for dynamic proximity-based media sharing
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1. A method of sharing media among mobile devices, the method comprising:
- broadcasting, from a first mobile device, an internal device identifier;
recording a media item to the first mobile device;
associating the internal device identifier with the recorded media item;
sharing the media item with a second mobile device having the internal device identifier;
changing the internal device identifier in response to an event;
broadcasting the changed internal device identifier;
recording a second media item to the first mobile device;
associating the changed internal device identifier with the recorded second media item; and
refraining from sharing the second media item with the second mobile device when the second mobile device does not have the changed internal device identifier.
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Abstract
Disclosed embodiments provide an approach for sharing media items between mobile devices that are in proximity to one another. A device ID is generated and shared with nearby devices. Media items are uploaded to a data server and then sent from the data server to other devices that request them based on a shared device ID. Users do not need to know each other or be connected to each other in any social media sense, and yet can still share media items. Thus, disclosed embodiments provide a new level of crowd-sourced coverage of an event based on sharing of media items.
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1. A method of sharing media among mobile devices, the method comprising:
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broadcasting, from a first mobile device, an internal device identifier; recording a media item to the first mobile device; associating the internal device identifier with the recorded media item; sharing the media item with a second mobile device having the internal device identifier; changing the internal device identifier in response to an event; broadcasting the changed internal device identifier; recording a second media item to the first mobile device; associating the changed internal device identifier with the recorded second media item; and refraining from sharing the second media item with the second mobile device when the second mobile device does not have the changed internal device identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system comprising:
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a processor; a memory coupled to the processor; wherein the memory contains instructions, which when executed by the processor, perform the steps of; broadcasting, from a first mobile device, an internal device identifier; recording a media item to the first mobile device; associating the internal device identifier with the recorded media item; sharing the media item with a second mobile device having the internal device identifier; changing the internal device identifier in response to an event; broadcasting the changed internal device identifier; recording a second media item to the first mobile device; associating the changed internal device identifier with the recorded second media item; and refraining from sharing the second media item with the second mobile device when the second mobile device does not have the changed internal device identifier. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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