Apparatus and method for indicating proximity co-presence for social application using short range radio communication
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1. A method, comprising:
- a first mobile device using a short-range radio transceiver included in the first mobile device to discover an identity expression of a user of a second mobile device, a corresponding low-level identifier permanently assigned to the second mobile device, and a flag indicating if the user of the second mobile device grants permission to be monitored, and storing the low-level identifier, identity expression and flag for later use; and
the first mobile device using the short-range radio transceiver to monitor for proximity co-presence of the second mobile device by polling for the second mobile device using the stored low-level identifier of the second mobile device but only if the stored flag indicates that the user of the second mobile device has granted permission to be monitored.
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Abstract
A mobile device adapted to provide an indication of the proximate co-presence of a buddy—another user who has agreed to be indicated as nearby—using a short-range (local) transceiver to scan for a low-level identifier associated with a compatible short-range transceiver in a mobile device operated by the buddy. The mobile device provides an indication of proximate co-presence of another only in case of permission.
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1. A method, comprising:
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a first mobile device using a short-range radio transceiver included in the first mobile device to discover an identity expression of a user of a second mobile device, a corresponding low-level identifier permanently assigned to the second mobile device, and a flag indicating if the user of the second mobile device grants permission to be monitored, and storing the low-level identifier, identity expression and flag for later use; and the first mobile device using the short-range radio transceiver to monitor for proximity co-presence of the second mobile device by polling for the second mobile device using the stored low-level identifier of the second mobile device but only if the stored flag indicates that the user of the second mobile device has granted permission to be monitored. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A mobile device, comprising:
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one or more modules configured for using a short-range radio transceiver included in the mobile device to discover an identity expression of a user of another mobile device, a corresponding low-level identifier permanently assigned to the other mobile device, and a flag indicating if the user of the other mobile device is willing to be monitored, and storing the low-level identifier, identity expression and flag for later use; and one or more modules configured for using the short-range radio transceiver to monitor for proximity co-presence of the other mobile device by polling for the other mobile device using the low-level identifier of the other mobile device but only if the stored flag indicates that the user of the other mobile device has granted permission to be monitored. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A mobile device, comprising:
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a discovery module configured for using a short-range radio transceiver included in the mobile device to discover an identity expression of a user of another mobile device, a corresponding low-level identifier permanently assigned to the other mobile device, and a flag indicating if the user of the other mobile device grants permission to be monitored, and storing the low-level identifier, identity expression and flag for later use; and a monitoring module configured for using the short-range radio transceiver to monitor for proximity co-presence of the other mobile device by polling for the other mobile device using the low-level identifier of the other mobile device but only if the stored flag indicates that the user of the other mobile device has granted permission to be monitored. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. Apparatus comprising:
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means for discovering with a first mobile device using a short-range radio transceiver an identity expression of a user of a second mobile device, a corresponding low-level identifier permanently assigned to the second mobile device, and a flag indicating if the user of the second mobile device grants permission to be monitored, and storing the low-level identifier, identity expression and flag for later use; and means for monitoring with the first mobile device using the short-range radio transceiver a proximity co-presence of the second mobile device by polling for the second mobile device using the stored low-level identifier of the second mobile device but only if the stored flag indicates that the user of the second mobile device has granted permission to be monitored. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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