Patent ID: 8166139

Claim:
A method comprising: generating, by the first mobile device, a plurality of link action instructions to enable the second mobile device to perform an action when the second mobile device executes the link action instructions; generating, by the first mobile device, assignment information to enable the second mobile device to associate the link action instructions with a physical or virtual user interface element of the second mobile device selected by the first mobile device from one or more physical or virtual user interface elements present on the second mobile device before sending of the plurality of link action instructions, wherein interaction with the physical or virtual user interface element activates execution of the link action instructions; generating, by the first mobile device, a link message containing the plurality of link action instructions and assignment information; and sending, by the first mobile device, the link message containing the plurality of link action instructions and the assignment information to the second mobile device, wherein a user of the second mobile device is a member of a PAL LIST of the first mobile device, the method further comprises providing a selection, by the first mobile device, to select sending the link message to all or selected members of the PAL LIST, and said sending is performed by the first mobile device, in response to a choosing of the selection.