Patent ID: 9165327
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method of enabling anonymous communication between handheld electronic devices, the method comprising the steps of: upon request of a first handheld electronic device, assigning an anonymous channel ID to an anonymous communication channel; providing the anonymous channel ID to the first handheld electronic device; associating contact information associated with a user of the first handheld electronic device with the anonymous channel ID; receiving the anonymous channel ID from a second handheld electronic device, the anonymous channel ID having been provided by the first handheld electronic device to the second user handheld electronic device; associating contact information associated with a user of the second handheld electronic device with the anonymous channel ID; enabling the first handheld electronic device and the second handheld electronic device to communicate with each other over the anonymous channel using the anonymous channel ID without exchanging contact information.