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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2009
Chad Schwitters, Redmond, WA (US);
Andy Kispert, Kirkland, WA (US);
Andy Peterson, Snohomish, WA (US);
Chad Schwitters, Redmond, WA (US);
Andy Kispert, Kirkland, WA (US);
Andy Peterson, Snohomish, WA (US);
GOOGLE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A system for a direct social network comprises a first device and a second device. The first device of the social network includes a first contact list. The first contact list includes a first plurality of users. The second device of the social network includes a second contact list. The second list includes a second plurality of users. The first device directly requests data from the second device when a user of the second device is one of the first plurality of users. The second device transmits the requested data when the user of the first device is one of the second plurality of users.