Communication terminals with pull-based digital information distribution capability and pull-based methods for digital information distribution

A wireless communication terminal comprising:

• a memory;
• a wireless communication module that is configured to communicate with other communication terminals over a wireless interface;
• and
• a controller that is configured to store a digital information signal comprising an audio signal, a video signal and/or an image signal in the memory and to receive a distribution command that instructs the wireless communication terminal to share the digital information signal with at least one of the other communication terminals, responsive to a user of the wireless communication terminal storing a file in a designated sharing location or marking the file with a designated sharing flag, and, responsive to receiving the distribution command, to send a share notification signal through the wireless communication module to a remotely located other communication terminal, and, responsive to receiving an access request indicating a requested format for the digital information signal from the remotely located other communication terminal identifying the digital information signal, to send the digital information signal to the remotely located other communication terminal;
• wherein the share notification signal notifies the remotely located other communication terminal that the digital information signal has been stored and is available for retrieval by the remotely located other communication terminal, and indicates available format options for the digital information signal,
• wherein the access request indicating the requested format is requested by a user of the remotely located other communication terminal, and the controller is further configured to format the digital information signal responsive to the access request indicating the requested format, and
• wherein the controller is further configured to generate a truncated and/or reduced version of the digital information signal and to send the truncated and/or reduced version of the digital information signal to the remotely located other communication terminal along with the share notification signal before the user of the remotely located other communication terminal makes the access request.

A wireless communication terminal comprising:

• a memory;
• a Bluetooth or WLAN wireless communication module that is configured to communicate with other communication terminals over a Bluetooth or WLAN wireless interface;
• and
• a controller that is configured to store a digital information signal comprising an audio signal, a video signal and/or an image signal in the memory and to receive a distribution command from a user of the wireless communication terminal, and, responsive to receiving the distribution command, to send a share notification signal through the Bluetooth or WLAN wireless communication module to a remotely located other communication terminal, and, responsive to receiving an access request indicating a requested format for the digital information signal from the remotely located other communication terminal identifying the digital information signal, to send the digital information signal to the remotely located other communication terminal;
• wherein the share notification signal notifies the remotely located other communication terminal that the digital information signal has been stored and is available for retrieval by the remotely located other communication terminal, and indicates available format options for the digital information signal,
• wherein the access request indicating the requested format is requested by a user of the remotely located other communication terminal, and the controller is further configured to format the digital information signal responsive to the access request indicating the requested format, and
• wherein the controller is further configured to generate a truncated and/or reduced version of the digital information signal and to send the truncated and/or reduced version of the digital information signal to the remotely located other communication terminal along with the share notification signal before the user of the remotely located other communication terminal makes the access request.