Patent ID: 9445155
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: G06F,H04N,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for a content server to provide access to a content item, the method comprising: receiving, by the content server from a sending portable communications device distinct from the content server, the content item, a first sending direction, and a second sending direction, the first and second sending directions defining a first angle; receiving, by the content server from a receiving portable communications device, a request comprising a first receiving direction and a second receiving direction, the first and second receiving directions defining a second angle; and if at least a portion of a first area defined by the first angle and the first and second sending directions, and at least a portion of a second area defined by the second angle and the first and second receiving directions overlap within a predetermined distance of at least one of the sending and receiving portable communications devices then sending, by the content server to the receiving portable communications device, the content item.