Patent ID: 9077696
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for transferring data items amongst computing devices, the method comprising: receiving, on a mobile computing device, a user selection of a data item associated with additional content stored on the mobile computing device; generating metadata for the data item, the metadata indicating a storage location of the additional content on the mobile computing device; initiating a near field communication (NFC) interface of the mobile computing device; detecting a NFC interface of a receiving device and transmitting the data item, including the generated metadata, to the receiving device using the NFC interfaces based on a tap event between the mobile computing device and the receiving device; after the tap event, receiving, over an established Bluetooth or Wi-Fi link with the receiving device, a request from the receiving device identifying the storage location based on the metadata of the transmitted data item received by the NFC interface of the receiving device; in response to receiving the request, identifying the additional content associated with the transmitted data item and stored at the storage location in the mobile computing device; and transmitting the additional content to the receiving device over the established Bluetooth or Wi-Fi link; wherein the metadata comprises a NFC tag to trigger the receiving device to generate the request.