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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2005
Managing anonymous communications between users based on short-range wireless connection identifiers
Giovanni Martini, Turin, IT;
Piergiorgio Bosco, Turin, IT;
Ennio Grasso, Turin, IT;
Alessandro Perrucci, Turin, IT;
Claudio Benenti, Turin, IT;
Giovanni Martini, Turin, IT;
Piergiorgio Bosco, Turin, IT;
Ennio Grasso, Turin, IT;
Alessandro Perrucci, Turin, IT;
Claudio Benenti, Turin, IT;
Telecom Italia S.p.A., Milan, IT;
Abstract
A method for managing in network equipment of a communication network anonymous communications between a first and a second mobile user apparatus includes: a) receiving from the first mobile user apparatus, through a first network connection, data indicating that a short-range wireless connection between the first mobile user apparatus and the second mobile user apparatus has been established, the data including a second unique short-range wireless connection identifier associated with the second mobile user apparatus and a message for the second mobile user apparatus; b) by using the second unique short-range wireless connection identifier, obtaining a network address associated with the second mobile user apparatus; and c) by using the network address obtained in b), sending data to the second mobile user apparatus through a second network connection, the data including the message received in a) from the first mobile user apparatus and a first anonymous identifying code univocally associated with the first mobile user apparatus.