System and method for proximity area networking for mobile gaming
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, via a server, a request from a first device to identify at least one of plurality of devices on a network, said request comprising gaming information associated with a first user of the first device and positional information of the first device;
receiving, at the server, a device ID of a second device among said plurality of devices;
retrieving, via the server, user profile information of a second user associated with the second device based on the device ID;
parsing, via the server, the user profile information of the second user to identify user data related to the second user;
comparing, via the server, the gaming information of the first user and the user data related to the second user;
enabling, via the server, access to a gaming platform if the first user gaming information matches at least a portion of the user data of the second user; and
facilitating, via the server, interaction between the first device and the second device via the gaming platform.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention include improved communication system and methods. In one embodiment, the present invention includes a wireless communication method comprising, on a first wireless device, receiving one or more wireless device identifications associated with one or more other wireless devices, and transmitting at least one of the one or more wireless device identifications from the first wireless device to a remote computer system, and on the remote computer system, receiving the at least one wireless device identification, and accessing information associated with the at least one wireless device identification. Embodiments of the present invention may be used for electronic dating, social networking and other communication applications.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, via a server, a request from a first device to identify at least one of plurality of devices on a network, said request comprising gaming information associated with a first user of the first device and positional information of the first device; receiving, at the server, a device ID of a second device among said plurality of devices; retrieving, via the server, user profile information of a second user associated with the second device based on the device ID; parsing, via the server, the user profile information of the second user to identify user data related to the second user; comparing, via the server, the gaming information of the first user and the user data related to the second user; enabling, via the server, access to a gaming platform if the first user gaming information matches at least a portion of the user data of the second user; and facilitating, via the server, interaction between the first device and the second device via the gaming platform. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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a database comprising stored data; a server comprising a plurality of processors in communication with the data in the database, the server programmed to perform a plurality of operations, comprising; receiving a request from a first device to identify at least one of plurality of devices on a network, said request comprising gaming information associated with a first user of the first device and positional information of the first device; receiving a device ID of a second device among said plurality of devices; retrieving user profile information of a second user associated with the second device based on the device ID; parsing the user profile information of the second user to identify user data related to the second user; comparing the gaming information of the first user and the user data related to the second user; enabling access to a gaming platform if the first user gaming information matches at least a portion of the user data of the second user; and facilitating interaction between the first device and the second device via the gaming platform. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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