Abstract: A method and system for acquiring knowledge of proximity of an electronic device by another device for the purposes of establishing communication therewith. The knowledge of proximity of one electronic device is acquired by the other device through detection of spacial and temporal positioning and/or movement of one device with respect to the other device.

Abstract: A method and a system for establishing communication among a plurality of network connected devices which are unaware of network and service addresses. The direct communication is facilitated by a network connected server device providing a common platform for a plurality of requesting devices to request a plurality of target devices by any means of initiation for a plurality of service attributes. The network connected server device has an intermediary function to make the system compatible with all means of initiation and wherein it is absent in service level communication of the devices.

Abstract: A method of wireless communication between user equipments includes retrieving user data and a criterion via a software application on a first wireless user equipment having communication interfaces. One of the interfaces is selected based on the criterion. The interface is used to identify wireless user equipments in a proximity of the first user equipment. A total number of user equipments in the proximity of the first user equipment is determined, and, when the number is below a value, another interface is selected. The other interface is used to identify wireless user equipments in the proximity of the first user equipment. A match between the user data of the first user equipment and user data of a second user equipment, causes initiation of wireless communication between the first and the second user equipments by sending to any of the user equipments a message associated with the match.

Abstract: According to a first aspect of the present invention there is provided a method of distributing data to peers of a peer-to-peer network to enable those peers to provide data to other peers. The method comprises predefining a minimum number of peers that are required to store a data item, sending the data item to a number of data receiving peers from one or more data servers, determining if the number of data receiving peers that have sufficient storage capacity available to store the data item is less than the predefined minimum number, and, if it is, deleting previously stored data to make sufficient storage capacity available.

Abstract: A method of providing wireless communication between user equipments, comprising the steps of: retrieving (102) user data and a predefined communication criterion from a first wireless user equipment (202) having at least two communication interfaces; selecting one of the communication interfaces in dependence of the predefined communication criterion; identifying (107) by using the selected interface wireless user equipments (402) in a proximity of the first user equipment (202); determining (117) if there is a match between the user data of the first user equipment and user data of a second (402) user equipment of the identified user equipments; and initiating wireless communication between the first and the second user equipment. A system, user equipment and computer readable medium are also described.

Abstract: There is described a technique, executed in a node (600, 602, 604, 606, 620, 622, 632, 634) for transmitting, processing and/or producing media content, of providing a media structure (102, 204) for customising a main media content (100, 208). Said technique may comprise the steps of: a. analysing said main media content (100, 208) regarding events of interest in said main media content (100, 208), and thereby identifying at least one event of interest, b. based on the analysis performed in step a., storing descriptive information (108, 210), relating to said main media content (100, 208), in said media structure (102, 204). The technique comprises a method and an arrangement.

Abstract: A method of transmitting a multimedia message over a network. A Message Session Relay Protocol message is generated at a first terminal. The message comprises a plurality of data portions and a description portion, and the description portion comprises instructions for individually handling each data portion. The message is sent from the first terminal such that the description portion is sent ahead of the data portions. When the description portion and data portions are received at a second terminal, each data portions is handled at the second terminal in accordance with the instructions for handling the data portion.

Abstract: The present invention relates in general to electronic commerce realized in communications networks and more specifically to a new type of method and a new type of system for verifying electronic signatures and to a new type of electronic signature device. The solution according to the present invention provides additional flexibility and is still providing a simple solution in which also unstructured data can be used and utilized.