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WIRELESS SOCIAL NETWORKING

  • US 20080031203A1
  • Filed: 08/03/2006
  • Published: 02/07/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/03/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of communicating using a first wireless device, the method comprising:

  • joining a wireless mesh network that includes at least one wireless device configured to operate a wireless routing protocol;

    discovering a group of other wireless devices configured to participate in the wireless mesh network;

    accessing an interest metric for a second wireless device in the group of other wireless devices, wherein the interest metric is based in part on a network topology from the wireless mesh network;

    relating the interest metric to an interest threshold;

    determining whether relating the interest metric to the interest threshold supports enabling messaging communications between the first and second wireless devices; and

    if so, enabling messaging communications to be exchanged between the first and second wireless devices.

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