Method and apparatus for social networking in a dynamic environment
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1. A method for connecting to a server in a network, the method comprising:
- broadcasting, by a first device in the network via a broadcast internet protocol address of the network, a first set comprising a keyword representing an interest of a first user;
receiving, by the first device, a response to the broadcasting from a second device in the network operated by a second user, the response indicating an interest in the interest of the first user; and
connecting, by the first device, to the server in the network to join a first group associated with the keyword when the response is received from the second device, where the server hosts the first group for supporting a communication between the first device and the second device, wherein the server is distinct from the first device and the second device.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, the present invention is a method and apparatus for social networking in a dynamic environment. In one embodiment, a method for social networking in a network includes broadcasting a first set of one or more keywords representing one or more interests of a first user in the network, receiving a response from a second user in the network indicating interest in at least one of the interests of the first user, and connecting to a server in the network, where the server hosts a group for supporting communications between at least the first network user and the second network user.
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1. A method for connecting to a server in a network, the method comprising:
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broadcasting, by a first device in the network via a broadcast internet protocol address of the network, a first set comprising a keyword representing an interest of a first user; receiving, by the first device, a response to the broadcasting from a second device in the network operated by a second user, the response indicating an interest in the interest of the first user; and connecting, by the first device, to the server in the network to join a first group associated with the keyword when the response is received from the second device, where the server hosts the first group for supporting a communication between the first device and the second device, wherein the server is distinct from the first device and the second device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
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a first user device in a network for broadcasting, via a broadcast internet protocol address of the network, a first set comprising a keyword representing an interest of a first user; a second user device in the network for sending, to the first user device, a response from a second user to a broadcast of the first set by the first user device, the response indicating an interest in the interest of the first user; and a server for hosting a first group associated with the keyword for supporting a communication between the first user device and the second user device, wherein the first user device and the second user device connect to the server to join the first group, wherein the server is distinct from the first user device and the second user device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by a processor of a first device in a network, cause the processor to perform operations for connecting to a server in the network, the operations comprising:
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broadcasting, via a broadcast internet protocol address of the network, a first set comprising a keyword representing an interest of a first user; receiving a response to the broadcasting from a second device in the network operated by a second user, the response indicating an interest in the interest of the first user; and connecting to the server in the network to join a first group associated with the keyword when the response is received from the second device, where the server hosts the first group for supporting a communication between the first device and the second device, wherein the server is distinct from the first device and the second device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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