Managing anonymous communications between users based on short-range wireless connection identifiers
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A method for managing in network equipment of a communication network anonymous communications between a first and a second mobile user apparatus includes: a) receiving from the first mobile user apparatus, through a first network connection, data indicating that a short-range wireless connection between the first mobile user apparatus and the second mobile user apparatus has been established, the data including a second unique short-range wireless connection identifier associated with the second mobile user apparatus and a message for the second mobile user apparatus; b) by using the second unique short-range wireless connection identifier, obtaining a network address associated with the second mobile user apparatus; and c) by using the network address obtained in b), sending data to the second mobile user apparatus through a second network connection, the data including the message received in a) from the first mobile user apparatus and a first anonymous identifying code univocally associated with the first mobile user apparatus.
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50 Claims
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26. A method for managing in network equipment of a communication network anonymous communications between a first and a second mobile user apparatus, comprising:
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a) receiving from the first mobile user apparatus, through a first network connection, data indicating that a short-range wireless connection between the first mobile user apparatus and the second mobile user apparatus has been established, said data comprising a second unique short-range wireless connection identifier associated with the second mobile user apparatus and a message for the second mobile user apparatus; b) by using said second unique short-range wireless connection identifier, obtaining a network address associated with the second mobile user apparatus; and c) by using the network address obtained in b), sending data to the second mobile user apparatus through a second network connection, said data comprising the message received in a) from the first mobile user apparatus and a first anonymous identifying code univocally associated with the first mobile user apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method for managing in a first mobile user apparatus anonymous communications with a second mobile user apparatus within a communication network comprising network equipment, the first and second mobile user apparatus each having associated therewith a first and a second unique short-range wireless connection identifier, respectively, comprising:
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1) establishing a short-range wireless connection with the second mobile user apparatus; and 2) sending to the network equipment, through a network connection, data indicating that the short-range wireless connection with the second mobile user apparatus has been established, said data comprising the second unique short-range wireless connection identifier and a message for the second user apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A communication network comprising:
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network equipment adapted to carry out a method for managing in network equipment of a communication network anonymous communications between a first and a second mobile user apparatus comprising; a) receiving from the first mobile user apparatus, through a first network connection, data indicating that a short-range wireless connection between the first mobile user apparatus and the second mobile user apparatus has been established, said data comprising a second unique short-range wireless connection identifier associated with the second mobile user apparatus and a message for the second mobile user apparatus; b) by using said second unique short-range wireless connection identifier, obtaining a network address associated with the second mobile user apparatus; and c) by using the network address obtained in b), sending data to the second mobile user apparatus through a second network connection, said data comprising the message received in a) from the first mobile user apparatus and a first anonymous identifying code univocally associated with the first mobile user apparatus; at least two mobile user apparatuses each adapted to carry out a method for managing in a first mobile user apparatus anonymous communications with a second mobile user apparatus within a communication network comprising network equipment, the first and second mobile user apparatus each having associated therewith a first and a second unique short-range wireless connection identifier, respectively, comprising; 1) establishing a short-range wireless connection with the second mobile user apparatus; and 2) sending to the network equipment, through a network connection, data indicating that the short-range wireless connection with the second mobile user apparatus has been established, said data comprising the second unique short-range wireless connection identifier and a message for the second user apparatus; and a mobile network, wherein the at least two mobile user apparatuses are each adapted to communicate with the network equipment through a respective network connection via the mobile network, are adapted to communicate with each other through a short-range wireless connection and have associated therewith a first and a second unique short-range wireless connection identifier, respectively.
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