Patent ID: 9703539
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method for viral distribution, comprising: storing, on a first device, a marketplace client that is used by the first device to select versions of applications that are compatible with the first device; receiving, at the first device, information of an application from a second device through a predetermined short-range communication channel set by the first device, the information comprising identification information of the application wherein the identification information is used by the first device to select a version of the application that is compatible with the first device; selecting, by the first device using the marketplace client stored on the first device, the version of the application that is compatible with the first device based at least upon searching a specific catalog from a plurality of catalogs provided by the marketplace client, based at least partly on an association of the specific catalog with an operating system of the first device, using the identification information of the application; and obtaining, at the first device and at least partly in response to the determining, the compatible version of the application.