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Mobile Sharing: "Bezos Beep" Vs. Smartphone Bump

Posted by samzenpus on from the talk-talk-talk dept.

theodp writes "GeekWire wonders if the 'Bezos Beep' could replace the smartphone bump for mobile content sharing. A newly-published patent application listing Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos as sole inventor describes the use of audio signals to share content and communicate between devices, eliminating the need for NFC chips and facilitating the simultaneous sharing of content with multiple people via a remote server. From the patent application: 'For example, a first device can emit an encoded audio signal that can be received by any capable device within audio range of the device. Any device receiving the signal can decode the information included in the signal and obtain a location to access the content from that information.'"

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  1. New and interesting technology by pryoplasm · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Doesn't sound like a software based dialup modem at all...

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    1. Re:New and interesting technology by L4t3r4lu5 · · Score: 5, Funny

      New form of urban terrorism: Ringtone trolling. Set your ringtone to loud, have it as the encoded URL to $ShockSite.

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  2. Dang by nortcele · · Score: 5, Funny

    Jeff just patented the 300 baud modem.