Method and Apparatus for Distributing Content Using a Mobile Device

A mobile device configured for enabling distribution of content received from a server, the mobile device comprising:

• a processor and communication interface operatively coupled and collectively configured to:
• send, to the server, a first request for first content identified by a first resource identifier, wherein the first content comprises a first object referred to in the first request, and wherein the first request also refers to a second object;
• send, with the first request for the first content, a set of presence codes that each indicate proximity of a mobile device without identifying a user of the mobile device, wherein the set of presence codes includes a first presence code for the first mobile device and at least one other presence code for one or more mobile devices in proximity to the first mobile device;
• receive, from the server, a set of allocated resource identifiers associated with one or more presence codes in the set of presence codes, for one or more of the mobile devices in proximity to the first mobile device having the first content cached therein, wherein each allocated resource identifier in the set is different than the first resource identifier, and wherein the set of allocated resource identifiers includes second and third allocated resource identifiers and associated second and third presence codes, of the set of presence codes, to retrieve the first and second objects from two different mobile devices in proximity to the first mobile device;
• and
• retrieve the first content cached in the one or more mobile devices in proximity to the first mobile device, based on the set of allocated resource identifiers and associated presence codes.