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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 26, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Anthony C. Salvador, Portland, OR (US);
Rune A. Skarbo, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Christopher C. Lawless, Forest Grove, OR (US);
Frederick J. Cooper, Portland, OR (US);
Kathleen E. Kovatch, Portland, OR (US);
Douglas L. Sorenson, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/300 ;
Abstract
A mechanism for increasing awareness and sense of proximity among multiple users in a network system senses whether a first user is in close proximity to a first end point. The mechanism then transmits first proximity information indicating whether the first user is in close proximity to the first end point from the first end point to a second end point.