Computer executed method for connecting portable computing devices to a media sharing service within a predefined proximity
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1. A computer-executed method comprising:
- detecting, by a media server, a computing device within a predefined proximity, said computing device being associated with a user;
establishing, by the media server, a wireless connection to the detected computing device;
transmitting, by the media server, one or more media content items to the detected computing device via the established wireless connection responsive to said detecting the computing device;
transmitting, by the media server, 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;
wherein transmitting the media content items to the detected computing device comprises streaming the media content items to the detected computing device while the computing device is within the predefined proximity.
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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 computer-executed method comprising:
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detecting, by a media server, a computing device within a predefined proximity, said computing device being associated with a user; establishing, by the media server, a wireless connection to the detected computing device; transmitting, by the media server, one or more media content items to the detected computing device via the established wireless connection responsive to said detecting the computing device; transmitting, by the media server, 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; wherein transmitting the media content items to the detected computing device comprises streaming the media content items to the detected computing device while the computing device is within the predefined proximity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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