Patent ID: 7469232
Filing Date: 2008-12-23
Classification: G06Q,G07F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: transmitting, from a first portable multimedia player to a second portable multimedia player, at least one file including multimedia, the file being stored in a storage of the first player and being wirelessly transmitted to the second player under control of a user of the first player to thereby share the file, the sharing being non-commercial in that respective users of the players share files in individual capacities and not as commercial entities such that no consideration apart from social networking is exchanged in return for sending the file between the players; permitting the second player to play the file in accordance with a restriction paradigm; and only if rights subsequently are purchased to play multimedia represented by the file on the second player in a way that is less restricted than allowed by the restriction paradigm, compensating a user of the first portable multimedia player at least in part using identifying information representing an identification of the first player and/or a user thereof.