METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SHARING CONTENT ITEMS AND THEIR METADATA AMONG MOBILE DEVICE USERS AND PURCHASING CONTENT ITEMS FROM AN ONLINE STORE

摘要

The present invention relates to a method and system for short-range sharing data among mobile device users and for purchasing one or more content items represented by or relating to the shared data, comprising: (a) providing a plurality of mobile devices, each having one or more short-range communication capabilities, for communicating and sharing said data with other such mobile devices by means of a software component installed within each of said mobile devices, wherein when the shared data includes a content item, the content item is prevented from being played until it is purchased from an online store; and (b) providing an online store over a data network, enabling each user of said mobile devices to access said online store, and to purchase said content item included within said shared data.