- TECHNIQUES FOR USING SOFTWARE APPLICATION-RELATED METADATA IN NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION TRANSMISSIONS

摘要

Disclosed is a method implemented by a computer, the method comprising determining at a first mobile device associated with a first user whether a second mobile device is within range for near field communication (NFC). , The method comprises receiving first data and second data from a second mobile device over an NFC transmission at a first mobile device, wherein the first data is associated with a second user associated with the second mobile device, And the second data is metadata indicating a software application configured to process the first data. When the first mobile device does not have a software application represented by the second data, the method includes retrieving the software application over the network from the first mobile device. The method also includes providing the first data to the first user via a software application at the first mobile device.