Patent ID: 8874166
Filing Date: 2014-10-28
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of sharing digital information in a wireless communication network including first and second wireless communication terminals and an intermediary, the method comprising: receiving at the intermediary a first notification signal from the first wireless communication terminal, the first notification signal indicating availability of a digital information signal with available format options and including an address of the second wireless communication terminal, wherein the first notification signal comprises a truncated and/or reduced version of the digital information signal; responsive to the first notification signal from the first wireless communication terminal, sending a second notification signal from the intermediary to the second wireless communication terminal indicating availability of the digital information signal; receiving at the intermediary a first request signal indicating a requested format from the second wireless communication terminal, after sending the first notification signal; processing the digital information signal at the intermediary pursuant to a selected formattinq option specified in the first request signal; and responsive to receiving the first request signal, sending a second request signal from the intermediary to the first wireless communication terminal requesting the first wireless communication terminal to send the digital information signal, wherein sending the second notification signal comprises sending the truncated and/or reduced version of the digital information signal to the second wireless communication terminal alonq with the second notification signal before a user of the second wireless communication terminal sends the first request signal.