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Method and apparatus for data sharing

  • US 10,171,985 B1
  • Filed: 07/22/2016
  • Issued: 01/01/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/22/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for data sharing between devices in a network, comprising:

  • identifying user data associated with a user device of a user, the user data comprising at least one of a name, an address, a phone number, or an email address;

    determining a first current location of the user device;

    identifying, while a detection activation toggle is enabled at the user device, potential contact devices including a potential contact device of a potential contact that is associated with contact data,the identifying being based on a predefined detection preference and based on a second current location of the potential contact device being located within a proximity range relative to the second current location of the user device;

    receiving, from the user device, a request for the user to become a contact with the potential contact,the request comprising a first permission setting that is a permission setting,the permission setting being a first value or a second value that is set by a permitting user,the first value indicating that a subset of user data of the permitting user is to be shared with a permitted user,the second value indicating that none of the user data of the permitting user is to be shared with the permitted user and that only chats are allowed from the permitted user to the permitting user, andwith respect to the first permission setting, the user being the permitting user and the potential contact being the permitted user;

    sending, based on the request, a communication to the potential contact device to initiate data exchange; and

    in response to receiving an acceptance of the communication, the acceptance including a second permission setting;

    setting the user as a contact of the potential contact,the subset of the user data being viewable to the potential contact in a case that the first permission setting being the first value; and

    setting the potential contact as a contact of the user,the contact data being viewable to the user in a case that the second permission setting being the first value.

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