Patent ID: 8572216
Filing Date: 2013-10-29
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A portable electronic device, comprising: a memory configured to store one or more network identifiers associated with a first user; control logic coupled to the memory, the control logic configured to determine when the portable electronic device is capable of communicating with a second portable electronic device, wherein determining when the portable electronic device is capable of communicating with the second portable electronic device comprises determining when the portable electronic device is sufficiently proximate to the second portable electronic device to support wireless communication therewith, to automatically transmit the one or more network identifiers associated with the first user to the second portable electronic device responsive to determining that the portable electronic device is capable of communicating with the second portable electronic device, and to automatically receive one or more network identifiers associated with a second user from the second portable electronic device responsive to determining that the portable electronic device is capable of communicating with the second portable electronic device; and location information acquisition logic configured to obtain location information relating to a geographical location at which the one or more network identifiers associated with the second user were received; wherein the control logic is further configured to associate the location information with the one or more network identifiers associated with the second user.