Patent ID: 9730016
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04N,H04W

Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method to broadcast data, the method comprising: obtaining an indication at a user device to broadcast a new content post; determining a broadcast area for the new content post based on a stored broadcast history associated with one or more previous content posts related to the new content post, wherein the stored broadcast history indicates one or more previous geographical locations where the one or more previous content posts related to the new content post were previously received by one or more first mobile devices via one or more previous broadcasts, and wherein determining the broadcast area includes defining at least one of a geographical size and a geographical shape of the broadcast area based on the one or more previous geographical locations of the stored broadcast history where the one or more previous content posts were previously received; and broadcasting the new content post, wherein the broadcasting is configured such that the new content post is to be received by one or more receiving devices located in the broadcast area.