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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2008
Gloria Lin, San Ramon, CA (US);
Amir Mahmood Mikhak, Cambridge, MA (US);
Taido Lantz Nakajima, Cupertino, CA (US);
Sean Anthony Mayo, Dover, NH (US);
Michael Rosenblatt, Campbell, CA (US);
Andrew Hodge, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Gloria Lin, San Ramon, CA (US);
Amir Mahmood Mikhak, Cambridge, MA (US);
Taido Lantz Nakajima, Cupertino, CA (US);
Sean Anthony Mayo, Dover, NH (US);
Michael Rosenblatt, Campbell, CA (US);
Andrew Hodge, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
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.