Peer discovery and connection management based on context sensitive social networks
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Abstract
In a method for automatically filtering communications, a networking request from an initiating party on an initiating communication device is received. The networking request pertains to a request for communication between the initiating communication device and a recipient communication device of a user over a communication channel. A determination is made of whether the communication channel to be used for the communication matches a communication channel for a previous communication between the initiating party and the user. It is automatically determined whether to grant the networking request, based at least in part on the determination of whether the communication channel for the communication matches the communication channel for the previous communication between the initiating party and the user. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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31. An apparatus for automatically filtering communications, the apparatus comprising:
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a tangible, computer-readable medium; and instructions in the medium which, when executed, perform operations comprising; receiving a networking request from an initiating party on an initiating communication device, wherein the networking request pertains to a request for communication between the initiating communication device and a recipient communication device of a user over a communication channel; determining whether the communication channel to be used for the communication matches a communication channel for a previous communication between the initiating party and the user; and automatically determining whether to grant the networking request, based at least in part on the determination of whether the communication channel for the communication matches the communication channel for the previous communication between the initiating party and the user. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A processing system to automatically filter communications, the processing system comprising:
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a networking request receiver to receive a networking request from an initiating party on an initiating communication device, wherein the networking request pertains to a request for communication between the initiating communication device and a recipient communication device of a user over a communication channel; a context matching mechanism to determine whether the communication channel to be used for the communication matches a communication channel for a previous communication between the initiating party and the user; and a social network sensitive responding mechanism to automatically determine whether to grant the networking request, based at least in part on the determination of whether the communication channel for the communication matches the communication channel for the previous communication between the initiating party and the user. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A method for automatically filtering communications, the method comprising:
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receiving a networking request from an initiating party on an initiating communication device, wherein the networking request pertains to a request for communication between the initiating communication device and a recipient communication device of a user over a communication channel; determining whether the communication channel to be used for the communication matches a communication channel for a previous communication between the initiating party and the user; and automatically determining whether to grant the networking request, based at least in part on the determination of whether the communication channel for the communication matches the communication channel for the previous communication between the initiating party and the user. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50)
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