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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2017
Roblox Corporation, San Mateo, CA (US);
Deepak Murali Chandrasekaran, Belmont, CA (US);
Jessica Kung, Redwood City, CA (US);
Roblox Corporation, San Mateo, CA (US);
Abstract
A system and method receiving, from a first client device associated with a first user of a collaboration platform, a first request to establish friendship with other users of the collaboration platform that are in physical proximity with the first user. The method includes determining, by a processing device, whether a second user of the collaboration platform is in the physical proximity of the first user by comparing a first indicator of physical proximity associated with the first user with a second indicator of physical proximity associated with the second user. The method also includes responsive to determining the second user of the collaboration platform is in the physical proximity of the first user based on the comparison, sending to the first user an invitation to request a friendship with the second user.