Patent ID: 8666315
Filing Date: 2014-03-04
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for managing in network equipment of a communication network anonymous communications between a first user and a second user, said communications comprising exchange of at least one message through an anonymous short-range wireless connection between a first mobile user apparatus associated with the first user and a second mobile user apparatus associated with the second user, when the short-range wireless connection fails, the method comprising: a) receiving from the first mobile user apparatus, through a first network connection, data comprising a second unique short-range wireless connection identifier associated with the second mobile user apparatus and the message for the second user; b) by using said second unique short-range wireless connection identifier, obtaining a network address associated with the second mobile user apparatus; and c) by using the network address obtained in b), sending data to the second mobile user apparatus through a second network connection, said data comprising the message received in a) from the first mobile user apparatus and a first anonymous identifying code univocally associated with the first mobile user apparatus.