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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2020
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Thomas James Waterton, Southampton, GB;
James Hewitt, Eastleigh, GB;
Caroline J. Thomas, Eastleigh, GB;
Richard Jacks, Fareham, GB;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A computer-implemented method, computer program product, and computer system is provided for establishing connectivity between user devices. The computer-implemented method includes: broadcasting a message to running processes on an operating system of the first user device to indicate that a requesting application is looking for a live connection channel to attempt discovery with a second user device to ascertain virtual proximity of the first user device with the second user device. The computer-implemented method further includes receiving a response from a live connection channel and attempting to verify pairing via the live connection channel to confirm a virtual proximity of the second user device with the first user device. The pairing provides information for establishing a subsequent connection between the first and second user devices via the requesting application.