Patent ID: 8041373

Claim:
A method comprising: sending a first short message service (SMS) message from a first communication device that contains an application to a second communication device, where the first SMS message is sent to a port associated with the application, the first SMS message comprising: an identity for the second device to use for initiating a connection, between the first communication device and the second communication device, to share the application; and a link to a location from which the application can be downloaded to the second communication device, if the second communication device does not already include the application, displaying, in an SMS inbox of the second communication device, an invitation text to invite a user of the second communication device to activate the link, if the first SMS message cannot be associated with the port associated with the application; connecting to the second communication device, via the connection between the first communication device and the second communication device, and based on the identity received in the first SMS message, where the second communication device is to download the application, via the link received in the first SMS message, if the second communication device does not already include the application, and sharing, using the connection, the application between the first communication device and the second communication device.