Patent ID: 8457604

Claim:
A mobile computing device including an application, a content sharing interface, and a user interface, the mobile computing device comprising: an application framework operative to invoke the content sharing interface, the content sharing interface including the user interface operative to: prompt for and receive a selection of a recipient for a message; prompt for and receive a selection of a compatible transport mechanism for a message from a generated list of at least one compatible transport mechanism associated with the selected recipient; format the content of the message according to the selected transport mechanism, the formatting including changing the content when necessary from a first format to a second format compatible with the transport mechanism; display the formatted content in a compose view of the mobile computing device, the compose view including a message composition area operative to edit the formatted content, receive additional message content, and insert a text message string, emoticon, or media object; verify a type of device for the selected recipient; format the content according to the device for the selected recipient; and send the message to the selected recipient.