Proximity based social networking
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1. A method for proximity based social networking, comprising:
- defining a proximity boundary with dimensions defined, in part, by a communication range of one of a first Short Range Communication (SRC) device and a second SRC device, wherein each of the first and second SRC devices are configured to communicate using near field magnetic induction (NFMI), and the first SRC device is configured to be coupled to a first mobile computing device and the second SRC device is configured to be coupled to a second mobile computing device;
communicating a proximity signal in the proximity boundary between the first SRC device and the second SRC device, wherein at least one of the first and second SRC devices includes at least two antennas to provide magnetic induction diversity; and
instructing at least one of the first and second mobile computing devices to perform at least one action when the proximity signal is detected between the first and second SRC devices,wherein at least one rule is set regarding desired social networking attributes for a proximity based social networking filter module which is associated with at least one of the first and the second mobile computing devices, the at least one rule identifying the at least one action performed by the at least one of the first and the second mobile computing devices when the proximity signal is detected between the first and second SRC devices.
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Abstract
A system and method for proximity based social networking is disclosed between mobile computing devices each having a short range communication (SRC) device using near field magnetic induction. The SRC devices can include at least two antennas to provide magnetic induction diversity. The method comprises defining a proximity boundary with dimensions defined by a communication range of the SRC devices. A proximity signal is communicated in the proximity boundary between the SRC devices. Information can be exchanged between the mobile computing devices based on the settings of a social networking filter module.
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1. A method for proximity based social networking, comprising:
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defining a proximity boundary with dimensions defined, in part, by a communication range of one of a first Short Range Communication (SRC) device and a second SRC device, wherein each of the first and second SRC devices are configured to communicate using near field magnetic induction (NFMI), and the first SRC device is configured to be coupled to a first mobile computing device and the second SRC device is configured to be coupled to a second mobile computing device; communicating a proximity signal in the proximity boundary between the first SRC device and the second SRC device, wherein at least one of the first and second SRC devices includes at least two antennas to provide magnetic induction diversity; and instructing at least one of the first and second mobile computing devices to perform at least one action when the proximity signal is detected between the first and second SRC devices, wherein at least one rule is set regarding desired social networking attributes for a proximity based social networking filter module which is associated with at least one of the first and the second mobile computing devices, the at least one rule identifying the at least one action performed by the at least one of the first and the second mobile computing devices when the proximity signal is detected between the first and second SRC devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for proximity based social networking, the system comprising:
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a first Short Range Communication (SRC) device that is configured to communicate using near field magnetic induction (NFMI), wherein the first SRC device is coupled to a first mobile computing device; a second SRC device that is configured to communicate using NFMI, wherein the second SRC device is coupled to a second mobile computing device, wherein a proximity signal is configured to be communicated in a proximity boundary between the first SRC device and the second SRC device, the proximity boundary having dimensions defined by a communication range of one of the first and second SRC devices, wherein at least one of the first and second SRC devices include at least two antennas to provide magnetic induction diversity; and a proximity based social networking filter module that is associated with at least one of the first mobile computing device and the second mobile computing device, and is configured to have set at least one rule regarding desired social networking attributes, the at least one rule identifying at least one action performed by the first mobile computing device or the second mobile computing device when the proximity signal is detected between the first SRC device and the second SRC device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for proximity based social networking, comprising:
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defining a proximity boundary with dimensions defined by a communication range of one of a first Short Range Communication (SRC) device and a second SRC device, wherein each of the first and second SRC devices are configured to communicate using near field magnetic induction (NFMI), and the first SRC device is configured to be coupled to a first mobile computing device and the second SRC device is configured to be coupled to a second mobile computing device; communicating a proximity signal in the proximity boundary between the first SRC device and the second SRC device, wherein at least one of the first and second SRC devices include at least two antennas to provide magnetic induction diversity; and posting information regarding an interaction between the first and second mobile communication devices to a social networking electronic page when the proximity signal is detected between the first and second SRC devices. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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