WIRELESS AD-HOC NETWORK FACILITATING SOCIAL INTERACTIONS AMONG PLURALITY OF USERS
First Claim
1. A wireless ad-hoc network for facilitating social interactions among a plurality of users, the network comprising a plurality of electronic devices associated with the plurality of users, the plurality of electronic devices includes a first electronic device and a second electronic device, the first electronic device comprising:
- a transceiver module for establishing a communication path with the second electronic device and for generating an identification code associated with the second electronic device, wherein the communication path is formed by a set of links, each link connects two electronic devices located within a single radio hop in the network;
a contacts module for maintaining a profile of a second user associated with the second electronic device and for mapping between the profile and corresponding identification code in response to establishing the communication path;
a social interaction module for searching the second electronic device based on the mapping and for enabling a social interaction with the second user over the communication path; and
a user interface module for rendering output information to and for receiving input information from a first user of the first electronic device.
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Abstract
A wireless ad-hoc network for facilitating social interactions among a plurality of users includes a plurality of electronic devices associated with the plurality of users. An electronic device includes a transceiver module for establishing a direct communication link with the second electronic device and for generating an identification code associated with the second electronic device. A contacts module for maintaining a profile of a second user associated with the second electronic device and for mapping between the profile and corresponding identification code in response to establishing the direct communication link The electronic device also includes a social interaction module for searching the second electronic device based on the mapping and for enabling a social interaction with the second electronic device over the direct communication link, and a user interface module for rendering output information to and for receiving input information from a user of the electronic device.
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20 Claims
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1. A wireless ad-hoc network for facilitating social interactions among a plurality of users, the network comprising a plurality of electronic devices associated with the plurality of users, the plurality of electronic devices includes a first electronic device and a second electronic device, the first electronic device comprising:
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a transceiver module for establishing a communication path with the second electronic device and for generating an identification code associated with the second electronic device, wherein the communication path is formed by a set of links, each link connects two electronic devices located within a single radio hop in the network; a contacts module for maintaining a profile of a second user associated with the second electronic device and for mapping between the profile and corresponding identification code in response to establishing the communication path; a social interaction module for searching the second electronic device based on the mapping and for enabling a social interaction with the second user over the communication path; and a user interface module for rendering output information to and for receiving input information from a first user of the first electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A wireless ad-hoc network for facilitating social interactions between a plurality of users, the network comprising a plurality of electronic devices associated with the plurality of users, each electronic device comprising:
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a transceiver for connecting to the network and for establishing communication paths with the plurality of electronic devices of the network, wherein each communication path is formed by a set of links, each link connects two electronic devices located within a single radio hop in the network ; a social interaction module for enabling the social interactions with users of at least some of the plurality of electronic devices of the network over the communication path; and a reference module for determining at least one of a direction and a distance from the electronic device to at least some of the plurality of the electronic devices.
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15. A method for a social networking within decentralized, mobile and ad hoc social networking community, comprising:
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forming an ad-hoc decentralized communication network based on a ZigBee communication protocol; and integrating into the communication network a plurality of social interactions including an on-line voice conferencing, an on-line messaging, an instant messaging, a calendaring, and a message posting, a management of profiles of users of the community, statuses of the users, and locations of the users, contacts and groups of contacts of the users, exchanging the profiles of the users according to permissions specified the users, and forming groups based on the requests to join a group.
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16. A networkable electronic device, comprising:
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a transceiver module for establishing a communication path with at least one other networkable electronic device and for generating an identification code associated with the at least one other networkable electronic device, wherein the communication path is formed by a set of links, each link connects two electronic devices located within a single radio hop in the network; a contacts module for maintaining a profile of a user associated with the at least one other networkable electronic device and for mapping between the profile and corresponding identification code in response to establishing the communication path; a social interaction module for searching the at least one other networkable electronic device based on the mapping and for enabling a social interaction with the user of the at least one other networkable electronic device over the communication path; and a user interface module for rendering output information to and for receiving input information from a user of the networkable electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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