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AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsGloria Lin, Amir Mahmood Mikhak, Taido Lantz Nakajima, Sean Anthony Mayo, Michael Rosenblatt, Andrew Hodge
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Various techniques are provided for the gifting between multiple electronic devices of media content provided by an online digital media provider. An offer and acceptance of a selected gift file is accomplished between a gifter device and a receiving giftee device using a near-field communication (NFC) connection. If a connection to the online provider is available, the gifter device may transmit a gift request by which the gifter's account is charged for the gift file. Thereafter, a gift file created using DRM keys associated with the giftee's account may be downloaded to the giftee device. If a network connection is unavailable, the giftee device may transfer a locked gift file and a corresponding gift license to the giftee device using a peer-to-peer connection. The giftee device may authenticate the license and unlock the gift file once a connection to the online provider is available.
A method for managing the transfer of a digital media file from a first device to a second device using a database associated with an online digital media provider, the method comprising:
A method for approving a request to gift a digital media file from a first device to a second device on a server associated with an online digital media provider, the method comprising:
A method for approving the gifting of a digital media file from a first device to a second device on a server associated with an online digital media provider, the method comprising:
A system for gifting a digital media file from a first device to a second device comprising a server associated with an online digital media provider, wherein the server is configured authorize the creation of a gift file corresponding to the digital media file.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.