Method, apparatus and system for social newtworking
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1. A system comprising:
- a server; and
a first mobile device and second mobile device communicatively coupled to the server over a network,wherein at least one of the first mobile device and the server generates a first user profile for the first device as a function of attributes of the first device, andwherein at least one of the second mobile device and the server generates a second user profile for the second device as a function of attributes of the first device;
wherein the server;
determines a conceptual distance between the first and second devices based at least in part on the first and second user profiles when the first and second devices are within a first geographical zone, andprovides a service to the first and second devices when the conceptual distance is within a predetermined threshold and the first and second devices are within a first geographical zone; and
wherein the first user profile is generated as a function of historic usage data stored on the mobile device comprising application data that indicates which applications have been running on the mobile device.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus and system for social networking is provided. In an embodiment, the system comprises a plurality of mobile devices that can directly connect to each other via a peer-to-peer connection. The devices can additionally connect to a server. The server maintains a profile schema which can be used to generate profiles for users for each of the mobile devices.
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1. A system comprising:
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a server; and a first mobile device and second mobile device communicatively coupled to the server over a network, wherein at least one of the first mobile device and the server generates a first user profile for the first device as a function of attributes of the first device, and wherein at least one of the second mobile device and the server generates a second user profile for the second device as a function of attributes of the first device; wherein the server; determines a conceptual distance between the first and second devices based at least in part on the first and second user profiles when the first and second devices are within a first geographical zone, and provides a service to the first and second devices when the conceptual distance is within a predetermined threshold and the first and second devices are within a first geographical zone; and
wherein the first user profile is generated as a function of historic usage data stored on the mobile device comprising application data that indicates which applications have been running on the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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