Off-network content sharing for near field communication devices
AssigneeCellco Partnership
InventorsRita Sadhvani, Brigitte Bastaldo-Tsampalis
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Abstract
An exemplary system and method enables direct transfers of content between devices to be evaluated by service providers in support of marketing services and the like to those devices (and their users). The system and method utilizes cards and records during the direct transfers to capture user activity information and then provides those cards and records to the service providers. Thus, even though the direct transfer is off-network or outside of the service provider system, the use of cards and records by the system and method provides the user activity information to the service provider for enhancing marketing services.
Claims18
A method, comprising:
- receiving an input, through a user interface generated by a first application of a first device, that indicates a selection of at least one content from a plurality of contents;
- performing, by the first device, a direct transfer of the at least one content with a second device by utilizing settings stored on the first device within a card that designates filters and preferences regarding the at least one content sent or received via the direct transfer;
- identifying characteristics of the direct transfer;
- communicating at least a subset of the characteristics to a third device, the third device being configured to evaluate the subset;
- and
- providing services to the first device and the second device based on the evaluated subset;
- wherein the first and second devices are mobile devices;
- and
- wherein the third device is a provider server device.
A system, comprising:
- a first device, a second device, and a third device;
- the first device storing a first application, the first application being executable by a processor of the first device to provide operations comprising:
- receiving an input, through a user interface generated by the first application, that indicates a selection of at least one content from a plurality of contents;
- performing a direct transfer of the at least one content with the second device by utilizing settings stored on the first device;
- identifying characteristics of the direct transfer;
- and
- communicating at least a subset of the characteristics to the third device;
- the third device providing services to the first device and the second device based on at least the evaluated subset;
- and
- a card designating filters and preferences regarding the at least one content sent or received via the direct transfer;
- wherein the first and second devices are mobile devices;
- and
- wherein the third device is a provider server device.
A system, comprising:
- a first device storing a first application, the first application being executable by a processor of the first device to provide operations comprising:
- receiving an input through a user interface generated by the first application that indicates a selection of at least one content from a plurality of contents;
- performing a direct transfer of the at least one content with a second device by utilizing settings stored on the first device;
- identifying characteristics of the direct transfers;
- communicating at least a subset of the characteristics to a third device
- a card designating filters and preferences regarding the at least one content sent or received via the direct transfer;
- the second device storing a second application, the second application being executable by a second processor of the second device to provide operations comprising:
- receiving the at least one content from the first device;
- the third device storing a third application, the third application being executable by a third processor of the third device to provide operations comprising:
- evaluating the subset;
- and
- providing services to the first device and the second device based on the evaluated subset;
- wherein the first and second devices are mobile devices;
- and
- wherein the third device is a provider server device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.