Contact Proximity Notification
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- one or more processors; and
a memory coupled to the processors comprising instructions executable by the processors, the processors operable when executing the instructions to;
identify a contact in a contact list of a user;
determine a current proximity between the contact and the user; and
automatically generate a notification of the current proximity between the contact and the user for automatic communication to the user.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a contact proximity notification application identifies a contact in a contact list of a user, determines a current proximity between the contact and the user and automatically generates a notification of the current proximity between the contact and the user for automatic communication to the user.
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24 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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one or more processors; and a memory coupled to the processors comprising instructions executable by the processors, the processors operable when executing the instructions to; identify a contact in a contact list of a user; determine a current proximity between the contact and the user; and automatically generate a notification of the current proximity between the contact and the user for automatic communication to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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identifying a contact in a contact list of a user; determining a current proximity between the contact and the user; and automatically generating a notification of the current proximity between the contact and the user for automatic communication to the user. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system comprising:
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a first endpoint coupled to a network; and a proximity notification server coupled to the network, the server operable to; identify a contact in a contact list of a user associated with the first endpoint; determine a current proximity between the contact and the user; automatically generate a notification of the current proximity between the contact; automatically communicate the notification to the user; and the first endpoint operable to present the notification to the user. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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