Patent ID: 7653001

Claim:
A method of sharing content between a user and a recipient in a telecommunications system having at least one network gateway coupled among multiple mobile devices and a network, wherein a content sharing system and a content provider are also coupled to the network, the method comprising: receiving a request message comprising a specific resource locator and a generic resource locator, wherein the specific resource locator identifies a device-dependent portion of the content, wherein the device-dependent portion of the content is configured for a specific class of device, wherein the generic resource locator identifies a non-device-dependent portion of the content, wherein the non-device-dependent portion of the content is configured for multiple devices, each belonging to a distinct class, and wherein the request message is constructed, at least in part, by the content provider and includes an indication of content provided by the content provider and selected by the user for sharing with the recipient; receiving recipient identification information from the user, wherein the recipient identification information identifies the recipient with whom the user wishes to share the content; based on the recipient identification information and the indication of content in the received request message, determining that the recipient's mobile device subscribes to a service associated with the content sharing system; responsive to determining that the recipient's mobile device subscribes to the service associated with the content sharing system, determining whether the recipient's mobile device and the user's mobile device have compatible capabilities; where the recipient's mobile device and the user's mobile device have compatible capabilities, generating a specific content message for transmittal to the recipient's mobile device, wherein the specific content message includes the specific resource locator but not the generic resource locator, and wherein the specific content message enables the recipient to access the device-dependent content, so that the device-dependent content can be displayed on the recipient's mobile device; and where the recipient's mobile device and the user's mobile device do not have compatible capabilities, generating a generic content message for transmittal to the recipient's mobile device, wherein the generic content message includes the generic resource locator but not the specific resource locator, and wherein the generic content message enables the recipient to access the device-neutral content, so that the device-neutral content be displayed on the mobile device of the recipient.