Patent · US Active

Media data exchange, transfer or delivery for portable electronic devices

US7831199B2 · kind B2 · utility

71Cited by

127References

25Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Apple Inc. · US

Inventors

Stanley Carl Ng · Los Altos, US
Andrew Hodge · Palo Alto, US
Anthony M. Fadell · Portola Valley, US
Jeffrey L. Robbin · Los Altos, US
Robert E. Borchers · Hildesheim, DE
Chris Bell · Pacifica, US
Eddy Cue · Los Altos, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 1, 2006
Grant date	Nov 9, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 22, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W12/08
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and systems that facilitate data delivery to electronic devices are disclosed. One aspect pertains to data delivery to electronic devices that are portable, such as, mobile devices. In one embodiment, one mobile device discovers another mobile device within its vicinity. The mobile devices can then wirelessly transmit data from one mobile device to the other. The mobile devices, or their users, can control, request or influence the particular data content being delivered.

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