Method and system for connecting mobile users based on degree of separation

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6539232
APP PUB NO 20020086676A1
SERIAL NO

09876153

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A method and system for selectively connecting proximately located telecommunications units are disclosed. The method and system may be used in a location aware telecommunications system that can determine the location of a telecommunications unit (TU) being used within the system. A first TU may be connected to a second TU when the first and second TUs are within a predetermined distance of each other and when a first user associated with the first TU may be connected to a second user associated with the second TU on a graph representing individual relationships, such as an acquaintance graph or genealogical tree. The connection may further be based on whether the first and second users have a less than a maximum threshold degree of separation within the relationship graph.

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  • GOOGLE LLC;TELCONTAR (A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION)

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hendrey, Geoffrey R San Francisco, CA 40 3152
King, Joseph D Hudson, NH 26 3098
Koopman, Jr Philip J Pittsburgh, PA 22 3247
Tanaka, Hirohisa A Menlo Park, CA 7 3417

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