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Geographic proximity based service discovery

US9787778B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 5, 2012
Grant dateOct 10, 2017
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Expiry dateJul 5, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2101/69
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

According to one embodiment of the invention, a method comprises an operation of determining, by a first digital device, a location of a second digital device providing a network service. Thereafter, information is provided to a digital device requesting the network service based on the determined location of the second digital device.

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