Patent ID: 9628960
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06T,H04B,H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A computer program product for initiating a following process between a first wearable computing device and a second wearable computing device, the computer program product comprising: one or more computer readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions comprising: program instructions to identify a first gesture made by a first user of a first wearable computing device; program instructions to send an offer to a second wearable computing device, wherein the offer is to follow the first user; program instructions to receive an indication of an acceptance of the offer from the second wearable computing device, wherein the acceptance of the offer comprises an identified second gesture made by a second user of the second wearable computing device; program instructions to cause the second wearable computing device to follow the first user, wherein program instructions to cause the second wearable computing device to follow the first user comprise: program instructions to receive an image, captured via a camera of the first wearable computing device, that includes a face; program instructions to identify that the face corresponds to a third user utilizing a facial recognition technique; and program instructions to determine that the third user is included within a list of users who are not permitted to follow the first user.