Community creation between communication devices by identification of member credentials
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1. A method for creating communities between communication devices, the method comprising the steps of:
- creating a digital credential identifying a common interest;
distributing the digital credential to at least one communication device;
querying of the communication device by another communication device;
comparing the digital credentials of the communication devices and indicating a substantial match therebetween;
communicating between the communication devices having a substantial match of digital credentials to form a community.
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Abstract
A method for creating communities between communication devices includes a first step of creating a digital credential identifying a common affiliation or interest. A next step includes distributing the digital credential to a communication device. A second device can then query the communication device to compare whether the devices have the same or similar digital credentials. If the devices are credentialed similarly then they can communicate to form a community. In addition, other similarly credentialed devices can be queried to join into the community.
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1. A method for creating communities between communication devices, the method comprising the steps of:
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creating a digital credential identifying a common interest;
distributing the digital credential to at least one communication device;
querying of the communication device by another communication device;
comparing the digital credentials of the communication devices and indicating a substantial match therebetween;
communicating between the communication devices having a substantial match of digital credentials to form a community. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for creating communities between communication devices, the system comprising:
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a central authority that controls issuance and distribution of digital credentials;
a first communication device having a digital credential identifying a common interest;
a second communication device having a digital credential identifying a common interest, the second communication device being configured to query the first communication device to determine if there is a substantial match between their respective digital credentials so as to facilitate the formation of a community therebetween; and
a service provider that provides communication between the first and second communication devices. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A communication device capable of creating a community between communication devices, the device comprising:
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a digital credential stored in a memory, the digital credential identifying a common interest;
a transceiver for communication information between communication devices;
a controller coupled to the transceiver and the memory, the controller configured to query other communication devices through the transceiver for a digital credential of another communication device to determine if there is a substantial match between digital credentials of the communication devices so as to facilitate the formation of a community therebetween. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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