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System and method for sharing items between electronic devices

  • US 9,250,983 B2
  • Filed: 06/01/2012
  • Issued: 02/02/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/01/2012
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of operating a first electronic device for sharing items with a second electronic device, the method comprising:

  • the first electronic device identifying a first data item to be shared with the second electronic device;

    the first electronic device obtaining peer data from a third party system, the peer data including information indicative of software capabilities of the second electronic device for outputting at least one type of data item using the second electronic device, the third party system being associated with both the first and second electronic devices;

    the first electronic device determining, from the information in the peer data and after identifying the first data item, that the second electronic device does not have a software capability necessary for the first electronic device to output the first data item to the second electronic device and for processing by the second electronic device;

    the first electronic device storing a transaction identifier associated with the first data item, and using the transaction identifier to determine that the first data item is to be sent to the second electronic device after the software capability to output the first data item has been acquired;

    the first electronic device providing, after the determining, information to the second electronic device for obtaining the software capability for processing the first data item; and

    after providing the information to the second electronic device, the first electronic device sending the first data item to the second electronic device after determining that the software capability to output the first data item has been acquired by the second electronic device.

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