Method, apparatus and system for social networking
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1. An interaction system comprising:
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a plurality of mobile devices communicatively coupled to the server over a network,wherein the server is configured to;
generate a first user profile for a first device based in part on historic usage data indicating which applications and services have been running on the first device,generate a second user profile for a second device based on attributes of the second device,determine a conceptual distance between the first and second devices based at least in part on the first and second user profiles when the first and second devices are within a first geographical zone, andcause a display of the first device to present a social map representing the conceptual distance between the first and second devices when the conceptual distance is within a predetermined threshold.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus and system for social networking is provided. In an embodiment, the system comprises a plurality of mobile devices that can directly connect to each other via a peer-to-peer connection. The devices can additionally connect to a server. The server maintains a profile schema which can be used to generate profiles for users for each of the mobile devices.
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1. An interaction system comprising:
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a server; and a plurality of mobile devices communicatively coupled to the server over a network, wherein the server is configured to; generate a first user profile for a first device based in part on historic usage data indicating which applications and services have been running on the first device, generate a second user profile for a second device based on attributes of the second device, determine a conceptual distance between the first and second devices based at least in part on the first and second user profiles when the first and second devices are within a first geographical zone, and cause a display of the first device to present a social map representing the conceptual distance between the first and second devices when the conceptual distance is within a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14)
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11. A mobile device comprising:
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a network interface configured to communicate with at least one other mobile device; a matching engine coupled with the network interface and configured to; generate a first user profile based in part on historic usage data indicating which applications and services have been running on the mobile device, obtain a second user profile from the other mobile device via the network interface, and determine a conceptual distance between the mobile device and the other mobile device based on the first and second user profiles when the first and second devices are within a first geographical zone; and a visualization engine coupled with the matching engine and operable to cause a display of the mobile device to present a social map representing the conceptual distance between the mobile device and the other mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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