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Patent No.:

US 10097972 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2018

Filed:

Oct. 12, 2015

Apparatus for signaling circle of friends

Applicant:

Proxfinity, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);

Inventors:

James W. Hutchison, Chicago, IL (US);

Mitchell A. Carrel, Glencoe, IL (US);

Robert Matles, Glenview, IL (US);

Christine A. Hutchison, Chicago, IL (US);

Lauren R. Matles, Glenview, IL (US);

Lee M. Whitman, Raleigh, NC (US);

Lisa A. Carrel, Glencoe, IL (US);

Assignee:

PROXFINITY, INC., Chicago, IL (US);

Attorney:

Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd.

Primary Examiner:

Kristie Shingles

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04W 4/20 (2018.01); G06Q 30/02 (2012.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04B 1/3827 (2015.01); H04W 4/21 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/206 (2013.01); G06Q 30/02 (2013.01); H04B 1/385 (2013.01); H04L 65/10 (2013.01); H04W 4/21 (2018.02);
Abstract

A device and method is provided for signaling an affinity of a peer device. According to one embodiment, the device receives a wireless signal from the peer device and determines the presence of the peer device based on the received signal. The device is able to detect the peer device when the peer device is within the vicinity or a certain proximity of the device. The received signal carries an affinity code of the peer device so that the device can detect the affinity of the peer device by comparing the received affinity code with its preset affinity code. If the two affinity code match, the device notifies the user of the presence of another user and signals that the two users share the same affinity.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Hutchison, James. (2018). Apparatus for signaling circle of friends (U.S. Patent No. 10097972). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10097972

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