Capturing contacts via people near me
First Claim
1. A method of acquiring contact information related to users on a peer-to-peer network comprising:
- determining the presence of a user on a peer-to-peer network;
sending a request message to the user, the request message comprising a request for contact information;
receiving contact information from the user, the contact information comprising information corresponding to the user; and
adding the contact information to a local contact database.
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Abstract
Users on a peer-to-peer network, particularly a local subnet or ad hoc wireless network, may publish first contact information to a graph or data store on the network. The first contact information may include a certificate with a public-key and a user identification, such as a peer name. Other users may discover the first contact information and use the first contact information to request additional information from the user. Data in the first contact information may also be “promoted” by adding the information to a trusted contacts database, allowing the user additional privileges. The user publishing the first contact information may be given the opportunity to approve or deny the request for additional information.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of acquiring contact information related to users on a peer-to-peer network comprising:
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determining the presence of a user on a peer-to-peer network;
sending a request message to the user, the request message comprising a request for contact information;
receiving contact information from the user, the contact information comprising information corresponding to the user; and
adding the contact information to a local contact database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for distributing contact information for users on a peer-to-peer network comprising:
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storing first and second contact information corresponding to a user;
publishing the first contact information;
receiving a request from a requesting party over a peer-to-peer network for the second contact information;
displaying a query to the user requesting authorization to share the contact information with the requesting party;
receiving a response to the query; and
sending the second contact information to the requesting party when the response to the query is affirmative. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer adapted for a operation in a peer-to-peer network, the computer comprising:
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a processing unit for executing instructions;
a networking device coupled to processing unit for coupling data transmitted between the computer and the peer-to-peer network;
a memory for storing computer executable instructions, coupled to the processing unit, the computer executable instructions for executing a method comprising;
obtaining an identity record for a user publishing contact information on a subnet of the peer-to-peer network;
displaying information from the identity record;
sending a request message to the user, the request message comprising a request for additional contact information;
receiving a response to the request message;
adding the additional contact information to a local contact database if the response includes the additional contact information. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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