Patent ID: 8331861
Filing Date: 2012-12-11
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: a mobile device detecting another device that is proximate; the mobile device and the detected device wirelessly exchanging a list of media files stored each device which are from a particular common subscription content source subscribed to by both devices; each user device compares the received list against its own list of locally stored filed to identify unique files; each device ranking any files that are unique according to how the files fit preferences of the user of the device performing the ranking; and the mobile device and the detected device each determining limits on their respective available local storage capacity; the mobile device and the detected device exchanging all content of the common subscription content source which is unique to each device in an order determined by the ranking, to the extent of the respective available local storage capacity, without authorization from the common subscription content source to exchange the content, and