Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing rich content to media devices are disclosed. Information content is converted at a content provider system for transmission to a media device over a wireless communication network. The converted content is processed by a media engine on the media device. The content is preferable converted at the content provider system into a binary format having separate visual elements and behavior elements.

Abstract: Systems, devices, methods, and programming products for enabling read/write operations between near field communication (NFC) devices at multiple levels of access authorization.

Abstract: System and methods for performing time limited data sharing over peer-to-peer data connections. A sharing data communications device sends a data sharing invitation with an end time specification to another device. Upon accepting the invitation, a data sharing relationship is established that will terminate at the specified end time. The invitation specifies a data set that can be shared over the data sharing relationship. The sharing data communications device is able to send the specified data set to the other device until the end time or until the data sharing relationship is terminated by either device. In one example, the establishment and maintenance of the data sharing relationship and shared data exchange is performed by the two end user devices over a peer-to-peer data protocol without an intermediate data sharing server.

Abstract: A device, system and method are provided for processing and displaying content received in a content feed. Dimensions of a page layout area available to display a articles are determined, and a page layout is generated with a first layout region whose size is based at least in part on the content of a first article, and a second layout region occupying a subdivision of the remaining area of the page layout area. The second layout region position and size is thus determined by the page layout area dimensions and size of the first layout region. A further layout region may be defined in the remaining area of the page layout area after the second layout region is defined, again based on the page layout area dimensions and the size of the second layout region. Articles are then laid out in a corresponding one of the layout regions for display.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing rich content to media devices are disclosed. Information content is converted at a content provider system for transmission to a media device over a wireless communication network. The converted content is processed by a media engine on the media device. The content is preferably converted at the content provider system into a binary format having separate visual elements and behavior elements.