Wireless Content Aquisition for Mobile Electronic Devices
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1. A method for obtaining digital content at a first mobile electronic device, said method comprising:
- discovering a second mobile electronic device that is wirelessly accessible to the first mobile electronic device;
determining whether the second mobile electronic device is trusted;
receiving information pertaining to shareable content available from the second electronic device;
determining desired content for the first mobile electronic device from the shareable content available from the second mobile electronic device; and
obtaining the desired content from the second mobile electronic device.
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Abstract
Improved methods, computer readable media and systems that facilitate data acquisition by mobile electronic devices are disclosed. One aspect pertains to content acquisition between mobile electronic devices that are within range of a local wireless network. Another aspect pertains to content acquisition by mobile electronic devices capable of communicating across a peer-to-peer wireless network.
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1. A method for obtaining digital content at a first mobile electronic device, said method comprising:
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discovering a second mobile electronic device that is wirelessly accessible to the first mobile electronic device; determining whether the second mobile electronic device is trusted; receiving information pertaining to shareable content available from the second electronic device; determining desired content for the first mobile electronic device from the shareable content available from the second mobile electronic device; and obtaining the desired content from the second mobile electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer readable medium including at least executable computer program code tangibly stored thereon for obtaining digital data at a first mobile electronic device, said computer readable medium comprising:
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computer program code for discovering a second mobile electronic device that is wirelessly accessible to the first mobile electronic device; computer program code for receiving information pertaining to shareable content available from the second electronic device; computer program code for determining desired content for the first mobile electronic device from the shareable content available from the second mobile electronic device; and computer program code for obtaining the desired content from the second mobile electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for providing wireless access to remote content, said method comprising:
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(a) discovering a surrogate mobile electronic device in the vicinity of a primary mobile electronic device; (b) determining whether the surrogate mobile electronic device has network availability with respect to a network; (c) determining, if said determining (b) determines that the surrogate electronic device has network availability with respect to the network, whether the surrogate mobile electronic device permits the primary mobile electronic device to utilize at least a portion of its network bandwidth with respect to the network; (d) requesting, if said determining (c) determines that the surrogate mobile electronic device permits the primary mobile electronic device to utilize at least a portion of its network bandwidth with respect to the network, particular content from the network via the surrogate mobile electronic device; and (e) receiving the particular content from the network at the primary mobile electronic device via the surrogate mobile electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer readable medium including at least executable computer program code tangibly stored thereon for providing wireless access to remote content, said computer readable medium comprising:
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computer program code for discovering a second mobile electronic device in the vicinity of a first mobile electronic device; computer program code for determining whether the second mobile electronic device has network availability with respect to a network; computer program code for determining whether the second mobile electronic device permits the first mobile electronic device to utilize at least a portion of its network bandwidth with respect to the network, if said computer program code for determining determines that the second electronic device has network availability with respect to the network; computer program code for requesting particular content from the network via the second mobile electronic device, if said computer program code for determining determines that the second mobile electronic device permits the first mobile electronic device to utilize at least a portion of its network bandwidth with respect to the network; and computer program code for receiving the particular content from the network at the first mobile electronic device via the second mobile electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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