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Group interaction modes for mobile devices

  • US 7,266,383 B2
  • Filed: 02/14/2005
  • Issued: 09/04/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/14/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for automatically providing group interaction modes in a local area network (LAN) for attendees of an event having mobile devices capable of communicating with the LAN, the method comprising:

  • providing a shared data pool on the LAN with data created by a provider of the event prior to the event; and

    providing the LAN with a group mode that includes functions for,enabling attendees to create user data pools on the LAN from their mobile devices during the event,enabling at least a portion of the mobile devices to upload digital image data captured during the event to the LAN for storage in the corresponding user data pools, andenabling at least a portion of the mobile devices to download the data stored in both the shared data pool and other attendee'"'"'s user data pools for storage, such that one attendee receives the digital image data submitted by the other attendees.

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