Patent ID: 9338644
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: H04L,H04M,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A communication method in a first communication apparatus operated by a first person, the method comprising: receiving, from a second communication apparatus operated by a second person different from the first person, information indicating that the second person is an acquaintance of a third person different from the first and second persons; determining whether data stored in the first communication apparatus indicates that the first person also is an acquaintance of the third person; notifying the second communication apparatus of a result of the determining; calculating, based at least in part on personal information received from the second communication apparatus, a score indicating a number of mutual acquaintances shared by the first person and the second person; sending the calculated score to the first person; and receiving an instruction from the first person, in response to the sending of the calculated score, whether to perform subsequent communication with the second communication apparatus.