Mobile Proximity-Based Notifications
First Claim
1. A method for mobile proximity-based notifications, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a mobile first device in proximity with a second device, an identifier wirelessly transmitted by the second device, the identifier being associated with a user of the second device;
determining, using an application running on the mobile first device, whether the identifier is included on a preexisting list stored on the mobile first device; and
notifying a user of the mobile first device, if the identifier is included on the preexisting list, that the user associated with the identifier is in proximity to the mobile first device.
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Abstract
Described are methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for mobile proximity-based notifications. The method includes receiving, by a mobile first device in proximity with a second device, an identifier wirelessly transmitted by the second device. The identifier is associated with a user of the second device. The method also includes determining, using an application running on the mobile first device, whether the identifier is included on a preexisting list stored on the mobile first device. The method also includes notifying a user of the mobile first device, if the identifier is included on the preexisting list, that the user associated with the identifier is in proximity to the mobile first device.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for mobile proximity-based notifications, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a mobile first device in proximity with a second device, an identifier wirelessly transmitted by the second device, the identifier being associated with a user of the second device; determining, using an application running on the mobile first device, whether the identifier is included on a preexisting list stored on the mobile first device; and notifying a user of the mobile first device, if the identifier is included on the preexisting list, that the user associated with the identifier is in proximity to the mobile first device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for mobile proximity-based notifications, the method comprising:
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wirelessly transmitting, by a first device, an identifier associated with a user of the first device; receiving, by a mobile second device in proximity with the first device, the identifier; determining, using an application running on the mobile second device, whether the identifier is included on a preexisting list stored on the mobile second device; and notifying a user of the mobile second device, if the identifier is included on the preexisting list, that the user associated with the identifier is in proximity to the mobile second device.
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21. A computer program product, tangibly embodied in an information carrier, the computer program product including instructions being operable to cause a data processing apparatus to:
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receive, by a mobile first device in proximity with a second device, an identifier wirelessly transmitted by the second device, the identifier being associated with a user of the second device; determine, using an application running on the mobile first device, whether the identifier is included on a preexisting list stored on the mobile first device; and notify a user of the mobile first device, if the identifier is included on the preexisting list, that the user associated with the identifier is in proximity to the mobile first device.
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22. An apparatus for mobile proximity-based notifications, the apparatus comprising a mobile first device adapted to:
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receive an identifier wirelessly transmitted by a second device in proximity with the mobile first device, the identifier being associated with a user of the second device; determine, using an application running on the mobile first device, whether the identifier is included on a preexisting list stored on the mobile first device; and notify a user of the mobile first device, if the identifier is included on the preexisting list, that the user associated with the identifier is in proximity to the mobile first device.
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