Media distribution via a scalable ad hoc geographic protocol

A mobile device comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• memory coupled to the processor, the memory comprising at least one executable instruction that when executed by the processor causes the processor to effectuate operations comprising:
• receiving a message comprising media, the message comprising an indication of a region of intended reception of the message in a accordance with a geocast protocol;
• and
• determining if the mobile device is within the region;
• when it is determined that the mobile device is not within the region, not accepting the message;
• and
• when it is determined that the mobile device is within the region:
• determining, upon receipt of the message, if the media segment is valid;
• when the media segment is determined to be valid, rendering the valid media segment via the recipient device;
• when the media segment is determined to be invalid, ignoring the invalid media segment and proceed to process a subsequently received message.

A computer-readable storage medium that is not a propagating signal, the computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• receiving by a recipient device, a message comprising a media segment, the message comprising an indication of a region of intended reception of the message in accordance with a geocast protocol;
• determining if the recipient device is within the region;
• when it is determined that the recipient device is not within the region, not accepting the message;
• and
• when it is determined that the recipient device is within the region:
• determining, upon receipt of the message, if the media segment is valid;
• when the media segment is determined to be valid, rendering the valid media segment via the recipient device;
• when the media segment is determined to be invalid, ignoring the invalid media segment and proceed to process a subsequently received message.