Patent ID: 9635108
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A method for sharing content, comprising: a server, configured to communicate to a first and second client; receiving, at a server, from a first client, a shared content, and a unique identifier generated by a computer application running on the first client or server, for the shared content; wherein the unique identifier comprises one of: a QR code, bar code, RFID tag, hexadecimal number, alphanumeric key, ASCII key, or UNICODE string; receiving, at the second client, the unique identifier, from the first client; wherein the second client receives the unique identifier via: Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy, NFC, Barcode or QR code scan, RFID tag scan, or communication from a first user of the first client to a second user of the second client; determining, at the server, that the second client is within a predefined distance from the first client by receiving location information from the first or second client; Wherein the server determines that the first client is within a predefined distance from the second via: Bluetooth proximity, Bluetooth Low Energy proximity, NFC, Barcode or QR code scan, Ultrasonic sound, IP address triangulation of the clients, RFID scan, communication from a first user of the first client to a second user of the second client, or by determining that the location of the first client is within the same area as the location of the second client; notifying, the second client of the shared content responsive to the determination; receiving, at the server, a request from a second client, the request comprising the unique identifier determining, at the server, that the unique identifier is associated with the shared content; and sending the shared content to the second client responsive to that determination.