Patent ID: 9515967
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method of sharing data among multiple devices, the multiple devices comprising a server, a source terminal, and multiple receiving terminals, the method comprising: receiving, on the server, account information associated with the multiple receiving terminals, receiving, on the server, data from the source terminal to be shared with at least one of the multiple receiving terminals, determining, based on the account information, at least one active receiving terminal, alerting the at least one active receiving terminal about the data shared by the source terminal, transmitting information identifying one or more of the multiple receiving terminals to the at least one active receiving terminal, wherein the information comprises a list of active receiving terminals sharing the account information, receiving a response from the at least one active receiving terminal, the response comprising a selection of one or more of the active receiving terminals by a user of the at least one active receiving terminal to receive the data, wherein the user-selected receiving terminal is distinct from the at least one active receiving terminal; and transmitting the data to the user-selected receiving terminal.