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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2014
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Stanley C. Ng, Los Altos, CA (US);
Andrew Bert Hodge, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Anthony M. Fadell, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Jeffrey L. Robbin, Los Altos, CA (US);
Robert Edward Borchers, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Chris Bell, Pacifica, CA (US);
Eddy Cue, Mountain View, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems that facilitate data delivery to electronic devices are disclosed. One aspect pertains to data delivery to electronic devices that are portable, such as, mobile devices. In one embodiment, one mobile device discovers another mobile device within its vicinity. The mobile devices can then wirelessly transmit data from one mobile device to the other. The mobile devices, or their users, can control, request or influence the particular data content being delivered.