Patent ID: 7859560

Claim:
A system for establishing a local chat session comprising: a network device comprising: a) a local wireless interface adapted to provide a local wireless connection with a second network device when the second network device is within a coverage area of the local wireless interface; and b) a control system associated with the local wireless interface and adapted to: i) identify the second network device; ii) determine whether to initiate a local chat session with the second network device via a local wireless connection either directly or indirectly based on a profile for the second network device, wherein the profile comprises content information describing content stored by the second network device; and iii) initiate the local chat session with the second network device if a determination is made to initiate the local chat session with the second network device; and a central node communicatively coupled to the network device and the second network device via a network, wherein once the local chat session is established, the central node is adapted to: select additional content to display at the network device and the second network device based on content information in a profile for the network device describing content stored by the network device and the content information in the profile for the second network device; and provide the additional content to the network device and the second network device via the network such that the additional content is displayed by the network device and the second network device during the local chat session.