Content distribution
First Claim
1. A mobile communication device, comprising:
- a receiver for receiving electronic content from a content provider;
a user interface for receiving a user command;
a transmitter configured to cause the content provider to deliver the content to another mobile communication device responsive to the user command.
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Abstract
Electronic content is downloaded from a content provider 3 and used by a first mobile communication device 2. On a request of a friend or on a user'"'"'s own initiative, the user may activate the mobile communication device 2 to cause the content be redistributed from the content provider 3 to another mobile communication device 2 of the friend, by sending a pointer to both the friend and the content to the content provider 3 or by sending a pointer to both the content provider 3 and the content to the mobile communication device 2 of the friend for further relaying to the content provider 3. Responsive to receiving a pointer either way, the content provider 3 is provided with sufficient information to redistribute the content to the mobile communication device 2 of the friend without need for manual set-up of an access between the friend'"'"'s mobile communication device 2 and the content provider 3.
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21 Claims
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1. A mobile communication device, comprising:
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a receiver for receiving electronic content from a content provider;
a user interface for receiving a user command;
a transmitter configured to cause the content provider to deliver the content to another mobile communication device responsive to the user command. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 19)
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13. A content provider, comprising:
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an input for receiving from a first mobile communication device a content delivery request, an identifier associated with the content and an identification of a second mobile communication device;
an access to a collection of different contents;
a content finder configured to find a particular content based on the received identifier;
an output for outputting the content requested for the second mobile communication device - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 20)
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16. A content identifier, comprising means for initiating a data communications link with a content provider and means for identifying a particular content for downloading that content from the content provider.
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21. (canceled)
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