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Managing differences in user devices when sharing content on mobile devices

  • US 8,130,668 B2
  • Filed: 12/16/2009
  • Issued: 03/06/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/09/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • presenting content on a first device, the content comprising a share content link;

    detecting a selection of the share content link on the first device;

    responsive to detecting the selection of the share content link, generating on the first device a share content request comprising a specific resource locator, a generic resource locator,wherein the specific resource locator identifies a device-dependent portion of the content, wherein the device-dependent portion of the content is configured for a specific class of device, andwherein the generic resource locator identifies a non-device-dependent portion of the content, wherein the non-device-dependent portion of the content is configured for multiple devices, wherein each of the multiple devices belong to a distinct class;

    transmitting the share content request from the first device to a content sharing system;

    receiving on the first device a user input form;

    detecting user input form data on the first device comprising at least one second device identifier;

    transmitting the user input form data to the content sharing system;

    receiving a status message from the content sharing system at the first device, wherein the status message comprises a return uniform resource locator and an indication of whether the content was successfully shared with a second device; and

    automatically presenting content associated with the return uniform resource locator.

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