Patent ID: 8447812

Claim:
A communication method comprising: a first step of automatically receiving, by a receiving device from a sending device upon the receiving device coming within a wireless communication range of the sending device, (i) a content list comprising information on a plurality of content items stored on the sending device or a device connectable to the sending device, the information for each one of the content items comprising content attachment information including content link information for the one content item and recommendation information provided by a user of the sending device about the one content item, and (ii) information for identifying the sending device or a user thereof; a second step of connecting said receiving device to a server on a network in accordance with said content link information so as to receive and download content body data, content preview data, or content-related information relating to one or more of the plurality of content items from said server; a third step of updating, by either the receiving device or a host device connected therewith, a content list stored on either the receiving device or the host device connected therewith in accordance with content attachment information for at least a portion of the plurality of content items; a fourth step of creating or modifying, by either the receiving device or the host device connected therewith, a rating of either the sending device or the user thereof, the rating being based at least in part on one or more content items for which information is included in the content list received in the first step; and wherein the fourth step is performed after either or both of the second and third steps.