LOCATION-BASED SOCIAL NETWORKING
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1. A system comprising:
- a bubble management engine;
a client management engine coupled to the bubble management engine;
wherein, in operation;
the client management engine obtains a bubble client discussion zone parameter for a bubble client;
the bubble management engine compares the bubble client discussion zone parameter to active bubble discussion zones;
the bubble management engine creates a list of bubbles that have active bubble discussion zones overlapping the bubble client discussion zone;
the bubble management engine receives a selection of an active bubble from the list of bubbles;
the bubble management engine records the bubble client as a participant in the bubble.
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Abstract
A system incorporating techniques described in this paper includes a bubble server capable of facilitating the creation of location-based virtual networks (“bubbles”) that bubble clients can join. Bubble clients can be implemented on mobile devices that can contact the bubble server via a network connection.
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1. A system comprising:
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a bubble management engine; a client management engine coupled to the bubble management engine; wherein, in operation; the client management engine obtains a bubble client discussion zone parameter for a bubble client; the bubble management engine compares the bubble client discussion zone parameter to active bubble discussion zones; the bubble management engine creates a list of bubbles that have active bubble discussion zones overlapping the bubble client discussion zone; the bubble management engine receives a selection of an active bubble from the list of bubbles; the bubble management engine records the bubble client as a participant in the bubble.
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2. A method comprising:
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obtaining a topic parameter; obtaining a boundary parameter; establishing a secure connection with a wireless network; sending the topic parameter and the boundary parameter via a secure channel; receiving confirmation of topic registration via a secure channel; wherein a topic bubble having a topic derived at least in part from the topic parameter within a boundary derived at least in part from the boundary parameter can be joined by bubble clients within the boundary. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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running a bubble client; connecting to a network; reporting bubble client location data; receiving a list of topic bubbles found in a client bubble discussion zone; obtaining a topic bubble selection for one or more of the topic bubbles; enabling a user to participate in the selected topic bubble. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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