Patent ID: 8583142

Claim:
A method comprising, with at least one computing device: generating a plurality of data files that collectively represent an initial location based service content for use by a mobile device with regard to at least one indoor environment, wherein at least one of said plurality of data files is generated based, at least in part, on one or more distribution schemes relating to said at least one indoor environment; initiating transmission of at least one of said plurality of data files, as a seeded data file, to a first mobile device; determining that a second mobile device is estimated to be currently located within said at least one indoor environment, or is expected to be located within said at least one indoor environment within a threshold period of time; and initiating transmission of an indication to said second mobile device, said indication identifying at least said first mobile device as a peer device from which a shared data file corresponding to said seeded data file is available, said shared data file comprising or being based, at least in part, on said seeded data file, and wherein at least one of said first mobile device or said second mobile device are identified based, at least in part, on at least one of said one or more distribution schemes.