System and method for establishing a local chat session
First Claim
1. A system for establishing a local chat session comprising:
- a network device comprising;
a) a local wireless interface adapted to provide a local wireless connection with a second network device when the second network device is within a coverage area of the local wireless interface; and
b) a control system associated with the local wireless interface and adapted to;
i) identify the second network device;
ii) determine whether to initiate a local chat session with the second network device via a local wireless connection either directly or indirectly based on a profile for the second network device, wherein the profile comprises content information describing content stored by the second network device; and
iii) initiate the local chat session with the second network device if a determination is made to initiate the local chat session with the second network device; and
a central node communicatively coupled to the network device and the second network device via a network, wherein once the local chat session is established, the central node is adapted to;
select additional content to display at the network device and the second network device based on content information in a profile for the network device describing content stored by the network device and the content information in the profile for the second network device; and
provide the additional content to the network device and the second network device via the network such that the additional content is displayed by the network device and the second network device during the local chat session.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for initiating and establishing a local chat session. In general, a first network device determines whether to initiate a local chat session with a second network device based either directly or indirectly on a profile for the second network device. The profile includes content information describing content stored by the second network device. In one embodiment, the first network device obtains an identifier of the second network device via a local wireless connection and requests the profile for the second network device from a central node maintaining a database storing profiles for a number of network devices including the first and second network devices. After receiving the profile for the second network device from the central node, the first network device determines whether to initiate the local chat session with the second network device based on the profile for the second network device.
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18 Claims
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1. A system for establishing a local chat session comprising:
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a network device comprising; a) a local wireless interface adapted to provide a local wireless connection with a second network device when the second network device is within a coverage area of the local wireless interface; and b) a control system associated with the local wireless interface and adapted to; i) identify the second network device; ii) determine whether to initiate a local chat session with the second network device via a local wireless connection either directly or indirectly based on a profile for the second network device, wherein the profile comprises content information describing content stored by the second network device; and iii) initiate the local chat session with the second network device if a determination is made to initiate the local chat session with the second network device; and a central node communicatively coupled to the network device and the second network device via a network, wherein once the local chat session is established, the central node is adapted to; select additional content to display at the network device and the second network device based on content information in a profile for the network device describing content stored by the network device and the content information in the profile for the second network device; and provide the additional content to the network device and the second network device via the network such that the additional content is displayed by the network device and the second network device during the local chat session. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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