Patent ID: 8140014
Filing Date: 2012-03-20
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A device, comprising: a communication interface configured to transmit and receive communications from another device physically separate from the device; and logic configured to: determine whether a user of the device is in a social interaction with a user of the other device; obtain identification information associated with the other device when the user of the device is in a social interaction with the user of the other device; and store the obtained identification information associated with the other device; and track the social interaction with the user of the other device based on the stored information; wherein the logic configured to determine whether the user of the device is in a social interaction with the user of the other device is further configured to: determine whether the other device is in-range of the communication interface; determine a proximity of the other device to the device when the other device is in-range of the communication interface; determine whether the other device is within conversation range of the device based on the proximity of the other device to the device; and determine that the user of the device is in a social interaction with the user of the other device when the other device is within conversation range of the device; wherein the logic configured to determine whether the user of the device is in a social interaction with the user of the other device is further configured to: determine an amount of time during which the other device has been in conversation range of the device; and determine that the user other device is in a social interaction with the user of the sere other device when the amount of time during which the other device has been in conversation range of the device meets or exceeds a conversation time threshold.