System and Method for Providing Communication Services to Mobile Device Users Incorporating Proximity Determination
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1. A method for proximity determination, comprising:
- receiving one or more network identifiers, each associated with a corresponding network, from a first mobile device;
receiving one or more network identifiers, each associated with a corresponding network, from a second mobile device;
processing the network identifiers received from the first and second mobile devices to determine whether the first mobile device and the second mobile device are in proximity to one another.
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Abstract
In certain embodiments, a method for proximity determination includes receiving one or more network identifiers, each associated with a corresponding network, from a first mobile device. The method further includes receiving one or more network identifiers, each associated with a corresponding network, from a second mobile device. The method further includes processing the network identifiers received from the first and second mobile devices to determine whether the first mobile device and the second mobile device are in proximity to one another.
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1. A method for proximity determination, comprising:
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receiving one or more network identifiers, each associated with a corresponding network, from a first mobile device; receiving one or more network identifiers, each associated with a corresponding network, from a second mobile device; processing the network identifiers received from the first and second mobile devices to determine whether the first mobile device and the second mobile device are in proximity to one another. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for proximity determination, the system comprising one or more computer systems each comprising one or more memory units and one or more processing units, the one or more processing units operable to:
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receive one or more network identifiers, each associated with a corresponding network, from a first mobile device; receive one or more network identifiers, each associated with a corresponding network, from a second mobile device; process the network identifiers received from the first and second mobile devices to determine whether the first mobile device and the second mobile device are in proximity to one another.
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31. Software for proximity determination, the software being embodied in a computer-readable medium and when executed, operable to:
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receive one or more network identifiers, each associated with a corresponding network, from a first mobile device; receive one or more network identifiers, each associated with a corresponding network, from a second mobile device; process the network identifiers received from the first and second mobile devices to determine whether the first mobile device and the second mobile device are in proximity to one another.
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