Patent ID: 7844287

Claim:
A method in a first communication device for sharing an application with a second communication device, including a first short message service (SMS) inbox, the first device comprising the application, the method comprising: sending a first SMS message to the second device, where the first SMS message is to be sent to a specific port associated with the application and not associated with the SMS inbox of the second device, the first SMS message comprising: a link to a location from which the application can be downloaded into the second device if the second device does not already comprise the application, an identity for the second device to use for initiating an Internet Protocol (IP) connection between the first device and the second device, and an invitation text to invite a user of the second device to activate the link, the invitation text being displayed in the SMS inbox of the second device, only when the first SMS message cannot be matched to the specific port associated with the application; and connecting to the second device via the IP connection between the first device and the second device, where the second device downloaded the application by means of the link received in the first SMS message if the second device did not already comprise the application and where the second device initiates establishment of the IP connection to the first device by means of the identity received in the first SMS message; and communicating with the second device in the IP connection sharing the application.