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Icebreaker activities using an intelligent beverage container

  • US 9,647,777 B2
  • Filed: 08/21/2013
  • Issued: 05/09/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/21/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • detecting, using at least one accelerometer of a first beverage container associated with a first user account, that a two-party triggering action has been performed by the first beverage container and a second beverage container associated with a second user account, the two-party triggering action occurring while the second beverage container is within a threshold distance of the first beverage container;

    transmitting, by the first beverage container and based on the detected two-party triggering action, a first user identifier associated with the first beverage container to the second beverage container over a direct wireless connection between the first beverage container and the second beverage container;

    receiving, by the first beverage container and based on the detected two-party triggering action, a second user identifier associated with the second beverage container over the direct wireless connection; and

    transmitting, by the first beverage container and based on the detected two-party triggering action, a connection request comprising the received second user identifier to a server to establish a social media connection between the first user account and the second user account.

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