Mechanism for increasing awareness and sense of proximity among multiple users in a network system
US6448978B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 26, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 26, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/329
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A mechanism for increasing awareness and sense of proximity among multiple users in a network system senses whether a first user is in close proximity to a first end point. The mechanism then transmits first proximity information indicating whether the first user is in close proximity to the first end point from the first end point to a second end point.
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