Initializing relationships between devices in a network
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1. A computerized method:
- communicating persona information associated with a first user from a first device to a second device on a network;
receiving persona information associated with a second user of the second device; and
initiating a relationship between the first and second devices based on the persona information associated with the second user.
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Abstract
A relationship initiation between devices in a network is described. According to one embodiment, persona information is exchanged between devices in a network. Based upon the persona information, a user of a device may initiate a relationship with another device.
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34 Claims
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1. A computerized method:
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communicating persona information associated with a first user from a first device to a second device on a network;
receiving persona information associated with a second user of the second device; and
initiating a relationship between the first and second devices based on the persona information associated with the second user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A machine-readable medium having executable instructions to cause a device to perform a method comprising:
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communicating persona information associated with a first user from a first device to a second device on a network;
receiving persona information associated with a second user of the second device; and
initiating a relationship between the first and second devices based on the persona information associated with the second user. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A device comprising:
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a processor coupled to a memory through a bus; and
a relationship initiation process executed by the processor from the memory to cause the processor to communicate persona information associated with a first user to a first device on a network, the first device being one of a plurality of devices on the network, to receive persona information associated with a second user of the first device, and to initiate a relationship between the first device based on the persona information associated with the second user of the first device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An apparatus comprising:
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means for exchanging persona information with a first device; and
means for initializing a relationship with the first device based on the exchanged persona information, the means for exchanging coupled with the means for initializing. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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