Communication device for improved sharing of content
First Claim
1. A communication device (100A) comprising a controller (210), a radio frequency interface (230) arranged to operate according to the Bluetooth™
- standard, and a memory (240), wherein the controller is configured to;
execute a sharing application stored in the memory (240);
identify at least one receiving communication device (100B, 100C) by detecting a presence of the receiving communication device (100B, 100C) being in close proximity, wherein close proximity is being within range of short range communication;
establish a sharing network comprising the at least one receiving communication device (100B, 100C);
present content (510);
receive a user input (U) indicating a share; and
share the content (510) with the at least one receiving communication device (100B, 100C) through the sharing network over the radio frequency interface (230);
wherein the communication device (100A) is characterized in that the controller (210) is further configured to identify the receiving communication device (100B, 100C) byidentifying the at least one receiving communication device (100B, 100C) through receiving an identifying broadcast emitted by the at least one receiving communication device (100B, 100C) according to a Low Power Bluetooth™
standard and bydetecting that the receiving communication device (100B, 100C) is executing a compatible sharing application, wherein the sharing application is identified through the type of identifying broadcast or as part of a message included in the identifying broadcast or by the communication device (100A) prompting a response from the detected receiving communication device (100B, 100C) to identify which sharing application is executed by the receiving communication device (100B, 100C),and then initiating a connection with the at least one receiving communication device (100B, 100C) thereby establishing the sharing network (400) automatically,wherein the sharing network is established automatically without requiring the at least one receiving device to receive any user action,wherein the controller is configured to share content upon receiving the user input,wherein at least one receiving communication device (100C) of the at least one receiving communication device (100B, 100C) is a receiving device (100C) that the communication device (100A) has previously not communicated with,wherein the radio frequency interface (230) is also arranged to operate according to a long range communication standard comprising the LTE (Long Term evolution) standard, andwherein the controller is configured to detect the presence of the at least one receiving communication device (100B, 100C) utilizing the Low Power Bluetooth™
standard and to share the content (510) with the receiving communication device (100B, 100C) utilizing the long range communication standard.
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Abstract
A communication device (100) comprising a controller (210), a radio frequency interface (230) and a memory (240), wherein the controller is configured to identify at least one receiving communication device (100B, 100C); present content (510); receive one user input (U) indicating a share; and share the content (510) with the at least one receiving communication device (100B, 100C) through the sharing network over the radio frequency interface (230); wherein the communication device (100) is characterized in that the controller (210) is further configured to identify the receiving communication device (100B, 100C) by the controller (210) being configured to detect a presence of the receiving communication device (100B, 100C) being in close proximity and then initiate a connection with the at least one receiving communication device (100B, 100C) and wherein the controller is configured to share content upon initiating the connection thereby establishing a sharing network (400) automatically.
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20 Claims
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1. A communication device (100A) comprising a controller (210), a radio frequency interface (230) arranged to operate according to the Bluetooth™
- standard, and a memory (240), wherein the controller is configured to;
execute a sharing application stored in the memory (240); identify at least one receiving communication device (100B, 100C) by detecting a presence of the receiving communication device (100B, 100C) being in close proximity, wherein close proximity is being within range of short range communication; establish a sharing network comprising the at least one receiving communication device (100B, 100C); present content (510); receive a user input (U) indicating a share; and share the content (510) with the at least one receiving communication device (100B, 100C) through the sharing network over the radio frequency interface (230); wherein the communication device (100A) is characterized in that the controller (210) is further configured to identify the receiving communication device (100B, 100C) by identifying the at least one receiving communication device (100B, 100C) through receiving an identifying broadcast emitted by the at least one receiving communication device (100B, 100C) according to a Low Power Bluetooth™
standard and bydetecting that the receiving communication device (100B, 100C) is executing a compatible sharing application, wherein the sharing application is identified through the type of identifying broadcast or as part of a message included in the identifying broadcast or by the communication device (100A) prompting a response from the detected receiving communication device (100B, 100C) to identify which sharing application is executed by the receiving communication device (100B, 100C), and then initiating a connection with the at least one receiving communication device (100B, 100C) thereby establishing the sharing network (400) automatically, wherein the sharing network is established automatically without requiring the at least one receiving device to receive any user action, wherein the controller is configured to share content upon receiving the user input, wherein at least one receiving communication device (100C) of the at least one receiving communication device (100B, 100C) is a receiving device (100C) that the communication device (100A) has previously not communicated with, wherein the radio frequency interface (230) is also arranged to operate according to a long range communication standard comprising the LTE (Long Term evolution) standard, and wherein the controller is configured to detect the presence of the at least one receiving communication device (100B, 100C) utilizing the Low Power Bluetooth™
standard and to share the content (510) with the receiving communication device (100B, 100C) utilizing the long range communication standard. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 19)
- standard, and a memory (240), wherein the controller is configured to;
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13. A receiving communication device (100B) comprising a controller (210), a radio frequency interface (230) arranged to operate according to a Low Power Bluetooth™
- standard, and a memory (240), wherein the controller is configured to;
execute a sharing application stored in the memory (240); identify at least one communication device (100A, 100C) by detecting a presence of the at least one communication device (100A, 100C) being in close proximity, wherein close proximity is being within range of short range communication and by receiving an identifying broadcast emitted by the at least one communication device (100A, 100C) according to the Low Power Bluetooth™
standard anddetecting that the at least one communication device (100A, 100C) is executing a compatible sharing application, wherein the sharing application is identified through the type of identifying broadcast or as part of a message included in the identifying broadcast or by the receiving communication device (100B) prompting a response from the detected at least one communication device (100A, 100C) to identify which sharing application is executed by the at least one communication device (100A, 100C); establishing of a connection initiated by the at least one communication device (100A, 100C) thereby establishing a sharing network (400), wherein the sharing network is established automatically without requiring the receiving device to receive any user action; receive content (510) from one of said at least one communication device (100A, 100C), wherein at least one receiving communication device (100C) of the at least one communication device (100B, 100C) is a receiving device (100C) that the communication device (100A) has previously not communicated with, wherein the radio frequency interface (230) is also arranged to operate according to a long range communication standard comprising the LTE (Long Term evolution) standard, and wherein the controller is configured to detect the presence of the at least one communication device (100B, 100C) utilizing the Low Power Bluetooth™
standard and to share the content (510) with the receiving communication device (100B, 100C) utilizing the long range communication standard. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
- standard, and a memory (240), wherein the controller is configured to;
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18. A method for use in a communication device (100A) comprising a controller (210), a radio frequency interface (230) arranged to operate according to the Bluetooth™
- standard, and a memory (240), wherein the method comprises;
executing a sharing application stored in the memory (240); identifying at least one receiving communication device (100B, 100C) by detecting a presence of the receiving communication device (100B, 100C) being in close proximity, wherein close proximity is being within range of short range communication; establish a sharing network comprising the at least one receiving communication device (100B, 100C); presenting content (510); receiving a user input (U) indicating a share; and sharing the content (510) with the at least one receiving communication device (100B, 100C) through the sharing network over the radio frequency interface (230); wherein the method is characterized in that it further comprises identifying the receiving communication device (100B, 100C) by identifying the at least one receiving communication device (100B, 100C) through receiving an identifying broadcast emitted by the at least one receiving communication device (100B, 100C) according to a Low Power Bluetooth™
standard and bydetecting that the receiving communication device (100B, 100C) is executing a compatible sharing application, wherein the sharing application is identified through the type of identifying broadcast or as part of a message included in the identifying broadcast or by the communication device (100A) prompting a response from the detected receiving communication device (100B, 100C) to identify which sharing application is executed by the receiving communication device (100B, 100C); and then initiating a connection with the at least one receiving communication device (100B, 100C) thereby establishing the sharing network (400) automatically, wherein the sharing network is established automatically without requiring the at least one receiving device to receive any user action, and wherein the controller is configured to share content upon receiving the user input, wherein at least one receiving communication device (100C) of the at least one receiving communication device (100B, 100C) is a receiving device (100C) that the communication device (100A) has previously not communicated with, wherein the radio frequency interface (230) is also arranged to operate according to a long range communication standard comprising the LTE (Long Term evolution) standard, and wherein the controller is configured to detect the presence of the at least one receiving communication device (100B, 100C) utilizing the Low Power Bluetooth™
standard and to share the content (510) with the receiving communication device (100B, 100C) utilizing the long range communication standard. - View Dependent Claims (20)
- standard, and a memory (240), wherein the method comprises;
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