CONNECTING DEVICES TO A MEDIA SHARING SERVICE
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1. A method comprising:
- detecting a computing device within a predefined proximity, said computing device being associated with a user;
establishing a wireless connection to the detected computing device;
transmitting one or more media content items to the detected computing device via the established wireless connection responsive to said detecting the computing device;
transmitting metadata associated with the transmitted media content items to the detected computing device via the established wireless connection;
providing a subsequent purchase opportunity to the user to purchase the transmitted media content items via the transmitted metadata, said subsequent purchase opportunity being provided independent of the predefined proximity;
associating a digital rights management policy including an expiration date with the purchased media content items;
transmitting the purchased media content items with the associated digital rights management policy associated therewith to the portable computing device for storage thereon until the expiration date.
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Abstract
Sharing media content between entities. A computing device detects and connects to another computing device within a predefined proximity. Media content items and associated metadata are selected and exchanged between the connected computing devices. A subsequent purchase opportunity is provided to the users to purchase the exchanged media content items.
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1. A method comprising:
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detecting a computing device within a predefined proximity, said computing device being associated with a user; establishing a wireless connection to the detected computing device; transmitting one or more media content items to the detected computing device via the established wireless connection responsive to said detecting the computing device; transmitting metadata associated with the transmitted media content items to the detected computing device via the established wireless connection; providing a subsequent purchase opportunity to the user to purchase the transmitted media content items via the transmitted metadata, said subsequent purchase opportunity being provided independent of the predefined proximity; associating a digital rights management policy including an expiration date with the purchased media content items; transmitting the purchased media content items with the associated digital rights management policy associated therewith to the portable computing device for storage thereon until the expiration date. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for sharing media content, said method comprising:
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detecting, by a first computing device, a second computing device within a predefined proximity, said first computing device being associated with a first user, said second computing device being associated with a second user, said first user being subscribed to a media content service; establishing, by the first computing device, a peer-to-peer wireless connection to the second computing device responsive to detecting the second computing device; determining if the second user is subscribed to the media content service; sharing one or more media content items and associated metadata from the first computing device to the second computing device via the established wireless connection as a function of said determining if the second user is subscribed to the media content service; providing a subsequent purchase opportunity to the second user to purchase the shared media content items via the metadata, said subsequent purchase opportunity being provided independent of the predefined proximity; associating a digital rights management policy including an expiration date with the purchased media content items; and transmitting the purchased media content items with the associated digital rights management policy associated therewith to the portable computing device of the second user for storage thereon until the expiration date. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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