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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2021

Filed:

Oct. 23, 2018
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Kun Yang, Beijing, CN;

Zhi Li Guan, Beijing, CN;

Huai Ying Xia, Beijing, CN;

Xue Yong Zhang, Beijing, CN;

Jin Zhang, Beijing, CN;

Xi Mei Kong, Beijing, CN;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04L 12/58 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); G06F 21/62 (2013.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); H04W 8/00 (2009.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04W 12/08 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 51/10 (2013.01); G06F 21/6254 (2013.01); G06K 9/00268 (2013.01); H04L 67/06 (2013.01); H04L 67/303 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04W 8/005 (2013.01); H04W 12/08 (2013.01);
Abstract

A computer-implemented method is presented for enabling instant and automatic photo sharing between computing devices. The method includes allowing a first user to operate a first computing device to create a plurality of images, the plurality of images including physical characteristics of a second user, transmitting a broadcast message to a plurality of second computing devices, determining whether a match occurs between the first computing device and one or more of the plurality of second computing devices, and establishing a local area network between the first computing device and matched second computing devices. The method further includes automatically and instantly transmitting the plurality of images to the matched second computing devices by priority and sequence determinations, and, upon completion of the transmittal of the plurality of images to the matched second computing devices, terminating the local area network.


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