System and method to automatically discover mutual interests among users of mobile wireless devices within a wireless personal area network
OwnerScott Mills Grayinventor
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Abstract
Systems and methods are described herein that allow users to create Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) services that are associated with namespaces. The created services may be stored at a server and associated, on the server, with namespaces. Users of communication devices may search for and download service identifiers of interest. Communication devices within the WPAN may advertise stored service identifiers and scan for other devices having matching service identifiers. As such, users of devices can discover other users having mutual interests.
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A method for exchanging service identifiers in a wireless personal area network (WPAN), the method comprising:
- retrieving and advertising a stored service identifier from a memory of a first communication device, the at least one service identifier being associated with one or more of a namespace of topics, an interest group, a social group, and a social network;
- scanning the WPAN for at least one service identifier matching the stored service identifier;
- identifying a service identifier that matches the stored service identifier;
- and
- displaying the matching service identifier on the first communication device, wherein the matching service identifier is stored on a second communication device.
A method for maintaining a database of service identifiers in a WPAN, the method comprising:
- generating one or more service identifiers, each of the one or more service identifiers being associated with an end user created namespace of topics;
- storing the one or more service identifiers in a database;
- and
- providing a search component enabling users of one or more communication devices to search for the one or more service identifiers in the database.
A method for exchanging service identifiers in a wireless personal area network (WPAN), the method comprising:
- searching, by a first communication device, a server for at least one service identifier;
- and
- downloading and storing, on the first communication device, the at least one service identifier,
- wherein the searching comprises at least one of browsing and keyword searching one or more namespaces associated with each of one or more service identifiers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.