Patent ID: 9750081
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A first communication device for transferring data among communication devices, the first communication device comprising a processor, a memory, and program instructions stored in the memory for execution by the processor, the program instructions configured to: receive, from a second communication device, data to be transferred and conditions defining a range of data transfer, wherein the conditions defining the range of data transfer include a maximum distance for the data to be transmitted, wherein the maximum distance is defined by a length, and wherein the conditions defining the range of data transfer further include a data transfer area within which the data is permitted to be transferred, wherein the data transfer area is defined by a user selection on a map, wherein the map is a geographic view of the data transfer area displayed on a user interface of the second communication device; determine whether a third communication device satisfies the conditions defining the range of data transfer; and on condition that the third communication device is determined to have satisfied the conditions, directly transfer, by the first communication device, the data and the conditions to the third communication device.