Patent ID: 8880100
Filing Date: 2014-11-04
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for proximity based social networking, comprising: defining a proximity boundary with dimensions defined by a communication range of one of a first Short Range Communication (SRC) device and a second SRC device, wherein each of the first and second SRC devices are configured to communicate using near field magnetic induction (NFMI), and the first SRC device is configured to be coupled to a first mobile computing device and the second SRC device is configured to be coupled to a second mobile computing device; wherein at least one of the first SRC device and second SRC device include a plurality of antennas that are substantially orthogonal to each other to provide magnetic induction diversity to substantially reduce a variability of an edge of the proximity boundary; communicating a proximity signal in the proximity boundary between the first SRC device and the second SRC device; and instructing at least one of the first and second mobile computing devices to perform at least one action when the proximity signal is detected between the first and second SRC devices.