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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2010
Miller T. Abel, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Joseph Futty, Sammamish, WA (US);
James Kai Yu Lau, Bellevue, WA (US);
Shai Guday, Redmond, WA (US);
Richard Yuqi Yao, Bellevue, WA (US);
Miller T. Abel, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Joseph Futty, Sammamish, WA (US);
James Kai Yu Lau, Bellevue, WA (US);
Shai Guday, Redmond, WA (US);
Richard Yuqi Yao, Bellevue, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Viral application distribution facilitates distribution of an application among users and increases likelihood of downloading the application by the users. A first device may receive information of an application from a second device through a short-range communication channel. The information may comprise identification information of the application without any personally identifiable information of the second device to protect privacy of a user of the second device. A version of the application that is compatible with the first device is determined by searching a catalog using the identification information of the application. The compatible version of the application may then be downloaded or obtained by the first device. Location-based viral distribution may also be performed between devices that visit a location, even at different times.