Cloud service for making social connections
US9398436B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 1, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 10, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W12/02
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A cloud service for making social connections includes a remote computer storing user accounts, each account including user information and an anonymous ID bound to the user information. A first mobile device transmits an anonymous ID using a limited range wireless signal module and a second mobile device receives the anonymous ID using a limited range wireless signal module of the second mobile device. The second mobile device transmits the received anonymous ID to a remote computer using an Internet connection module and receives the user information bound to the anonymous ID from the remote computer.
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