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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
May. 29, 2015
Applicant:
Square, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventor:
Bob Lee, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Square, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 24/00 (2009.01); H04W 4/02 (2009.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01); H04W 8/00 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/02 (2013.01); H04W 8/005 (2013.01); H04W 64/00 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of includes receiving hotspot identification data from the first device, where the identification data identifies a plurality of WiFi hotspots that are in proximity to the first device; determining that the second device is associated with the first device; sending the hotspot identification data to the second device, where the first device and second device are mobile devices; receiving an indication of proximity from the second device; and notifying the first device of the indication of proximity.