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Sharing content with nearby devices

  • US 9,961,494 B2
  • Filed: 08/14/2012
  • Issued: 05/01/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/14/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for sharing content with a nearby device, the method comprising:

  • receiving, from each receiving device of a plurality of receiving devices, a registration of an authorization to load content having one or more predetermined content characteristics onto the receiving device from another device, the one or more predetermined content characteristics comprising a file format, the authorization to load content comprising an authorized action associated with the one or more predetermined content characteristics of the content;

    receiving, from a sending device, a request to share content, wherein the request comprises location information associated with the sending device, content characteristics of the content to be shared, and a respective action to be performed for the content to be shared, the location information indicating a list of detected networks associated with the sending device;

    determining that at least one receiving device of the plurality of receiving devices is within a proximity threshold of the sending device based on location information, and that the at least one receiving device of the plurality of receiving devices previously registered an authorization to load content having the content characteristics of the content to be shared, and an authorization to perform the respective action of the request to share content, the proximity threshold comprising a percentage of networks from the list of detected networks that the sending device and the at least one receiving device share in common;

    receiving, from the sending device, a selection of a receiving device from the at least one receiving device of the plurality of receiving devices and the content to be shared; and

    providing the content to be shared to the selected receiving device.

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