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AssigneeTelcontar
InventorsGeoffrey R. Hendrey, Hirohisa A. Tanaka, Philip J. Koopman, Jr., Joseph D. King
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A method and system for selectively connecting proximately located telecommunications units are disclosed. The method and system may be used in a location aware telecommunications system that can determine the location of a telecommunications unit (TU) being used within the system. A first TU may be connected to a second TU when the first and second TUs are within a predetermined distance of each other and when a first user associated with the first TU may be connected to a second user associated with the second TU on a graph representing individual relationships, such as an acquaintance graph or genealogical tree. The connection may further be based on whether the first and second users have a less than a maximum threshold degree of separation within the relationship graph.
A method for initiating a telecommunications connection, comprising the step of connecting a first telecommunications unit (TU) to a second TU when predetermined criteria is met, wherein the predetermined criteria comprises the first and second TUs being within a predetermined distance of each other, and a first user associated with the first TU being connected to a second user associated with the second TU in a graph representing relationships among users, wherein the predetermined distance is responsive to a degree of separation of the first and second users.
A computer readable medium for storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause a computing device to perform a set of steps for initiating a telecommunications connection, the set of steps comprising the step of connecting a first telecommunications unit (TU) to a second TU when predetermined criteria are met, wherein the predetermined criteria comprises the first and second TUs being within a predetermined distance of each other, and a first user associated with the first TU being connected to a second user associated with the second TU in a graph representing relationships among users, wherein the predetermined distance is responsive to a degree of separation of the first and second users.
A system for initiating a telecommunications connection, comprising:
A method of transmitting data to at least one of a plurality of telecommunication units (TUs), comprising:
A computer readable medium for storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause a computing device to perform a set of steps for transmitting data to at least one of a plurality of telecommunication units (TUs), the set of steps comprising:
A system for transmitting data to at least one of a plurality of telecommunication units (TUs), comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.