Caching a data payload on a peripheral device for delivery to a target device

A peripheral device comprising:

• at least one short-range wireless module;
• one or more computer readable storage media storing program instructions and one or more processors which, in response to executing the program instructions, are configured to:
• receive, via a short-range wireless protocol, a data payload intended for a target device, wherein the data payload is received from a source device capable of delivering the data payload directly to the target device, and the peripheral device acts as an agent of the source device to deliver the data payload to the target device;
• store the data payload in a memory of the peripheral device for a time that allows the peripheral device to be placed in network proximity of the target device and transfer the data payload from the peripheral device to the target device;
• detect the target device via a short-range wireless network, and
• send the data payload to the target device via a short-range wireless protocol used by the target device.

A computer program product comprising:

• one or more computer readable storage media, and program instructions collectively stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions configured to cause one or more processors to:
• receive, at a peripheral device via a short-range wireless protocol, a data payload intended for a target device, wherein the data payload is received from a source device capable of delivering the data payload directly to the target device, and the peripheral device acts as an agent of the source device to deliver the data payload to the target device;
• store the data payload in a memory of the peripheral device for a time that allows the peripheral device to be placed in network proximity of the target device and transfer the data payload from the peripheral device to the target device;
• detect the target device via a short-range wireless network, and
• send the data payload to the target device via a short-range wireless protocol used by the target device.