Sony Group Corporation

Sony Corporation

Henrik Kinnunen

Lars Novak

Alexander Bladh

Johan Helgertz

Björn Smedman

Anders Kavcic

Kristofer Ringner

Jonas Graudums

The present invention relates to a method for setting up a connection between a seller device () and a buyer device () for enabling the buyer device () to send and receive data via the seller (). The method comprises sending, from the seller device () to a server (), data pertaining to an offer (), the data pertaining to the offer including an identification of the seller device (); storing the data pertaining to the offer () in a memory of the server (), the memory being configured to store data pertaining to at least one offer from a at least one seller device; sending, from the buyer device () to the server (), a request () for a list of nearby seller devices; at the server (), compiling, from the data pertaining to the at least one offer stored in the memory, the list of nearby seller devices, by identifying one or more seller devices being positioned in proximity of a position of the buyer device (), the list of nearby seller devices comprising the data pertaining to the offers of the identified one or more seller devices; sending, from the server () to the buyer device (), the list of nearby seller devices; and sending, from the buyer device () to at least one of the seller devices () of the list of nearby seller devices, a connection request () for connecting the buyer device () to the at least one of the seller devices (), thereby enabling the buyer device () to send and receive data via the seller device ().

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Lund, Sweden

Henrik Kinnunen