Proximity Discovery System and Method
AssigneePlexus Meet, Inc.
InventorErika Larson
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Abstract
A proximity discovery system enabling a person to quickly and efficiently discover colleagues within their proximity without visual contact. The system comprises a mobile computing device including an antenna and transceiver for exchanging messages with a plurality of other mobile devices nearby the user device, a user detection module for detecting the messages from the other mobile devices, a proximity detector for estimating a distance between the user device and each of the mobile devices, a connection module for sharing biographic and professional information with the plurality of mobile devices based on one of a plurality of connection levels.
Claims19
A proximity discovery system comprising:
- a server for storing contact data;
- and
- a plurality of user devices comprising a first user device and a second user device;
- each of the plurality of user devices comprising:
- a) an antenna and transceiver for exchanging discovery messages with any one or more of a plurality of mobile devices;
- b) a proximity detector for estimating a distance from the user device to any one or more of the other plurality of mobile devices;
- c) a user detection module configured to:
- i) generate discovery messages for any one or more of the other plurality of mobile devices;
- and
- ii) detect the discovery messages from any one or more of the other plurality of mobile devices;
- d) a connection module configured, if at least one user requests a connection, to:
- i) transmit a user profile to the at least one user requesting the connection;
- and
- ii) receive a user profile from the at least one user requesting the connection;
A proximity discovery system comprising a user device and server for storing contact data, the user device comprising:
- an antenna and transceiver for exchanging discovery messages with any one or more of a plurality of mobile devices;
- a user detection module for detecting the discovery messages from any one or more of the plurality of mobile devices;
- a proximity detector for estimating a distance from the user device to any one or more of the plurality of mobile devices;
- a connection module for sharing information with any one or more of the plurality of mobile devices based on one of a plurality of connection levels.
A method of discovering a plurality of mobile devices in proximity of user with a user device, the method comprising:
- transmitting a discovery message to any one or more of a plurality of mobile devices;
- receiving a discovery message from any one or more of a from a plurality of mobile devices;
- estimating a distance from the user device to any one or more of the plurality of mobile devices;
- exchanging information with any one or more of the plurality of mobile devices based on one of a plurality of connection levels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.