- Number
- 11070958
- Published
- 2021-07-20
- Filed
- 2018-01-15
- Assignee
- Disney Enterprises, Inc.
- Inventors
- Panec; Timothy M., Thornton; Stephen A., Bassett; Katherine M.
- CPC
- G06Q10/40; G06F1/163; G06F21/6245; H04L67/306; H04W4/21; H04W4/80
- Verdict
- Set aside wearable social/privacy feature, business
- Source
- Google Patents · FreePatentsOnline
Abstract
Systems, methods and articles of manufacture for performing an operation comprising receiving, by a first wearable device, input specifying to establish a relationship with a second wearable device within a predefined distance of the first wearable device, receiving, by the first wearable device from the second wearable device via wireless data transmissions, an identifier of the second wearable device, a tile identifier of a tile communicably coupled to a tile interface of the second wearable device, and a state associated with the tile; and storing, in a first entry of a data structure of the first wearable device, an indication of the relationship with the second wearable device, wherein the indication comprises the identifier of the second wearable device, the tile identifier, and the state associated with the tile.
Background
BACKGROUND Field of the Invention (1) Embodiments disclosed herein relate to wearable devices. More specifically, embodiments disclosed herein relate to managing wearable device friendships without requiring the users to exchange personal information. Description of the Related Art (2) Social networks allow users to become “friends” on different types of platforms. However, such platforms often require users to exchange personally identifiable information. Often, it is desirable to preserve the anonymity of users. Conventional solutions for allowing users of wearable devices to establish friendships via the wearable devices often do not preserve the anonymity of the users. Therefore, there is a need for enhanced solutions to allow users to establish friendships via wearable devices without exchanging personally identifiable information. SUMMARY (3) According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a method comprises receiving, by a first wearable device, input specifying to establish a relationship with a second wearable device within a predefined distance of the first wearable device, receiving, by the first wearable device from the second wearable device via wireless data transmissions, an identifier of the second wearable device, a tile identifier of a tile communicably coupled to a tile interface of the second wearable device, and a state associated with the tile; and storing, in a first entry of a data structure of the first wearable device, an indication of the rel
Claims
1. A method, comprising: detecting, by a first wearable device, a second wearable device within a predefined distance of the first wearable device; receiving, by the first wearable device, input specifying to establish a relationship with the second wearable device; receiving, by the first wearable device from the second wearable device via wireless data transmissions, an identifier of the second wearable device, a tile identifier of a tile communicably coupled to a tile interface of the second wearable device, and a state associated with the tile, wherein the first wearable device does not receive identifying attributes of a second user of the second wearable device; responsive to the input specifying to establish the relationship, storing, in a first entry of a data structure of the first wearable device, an indication of the relationship with the second wearable device, wherein the indication comprises the identifier of the second wearable device, the tile identifier, and the state associated with the tile; and receiving, from a first user of the first wearable device, a selection of a first username to associate with the second user of the second wearable device, wherein the first username is one of a set of predefined usernames that do not include personally identifiable information, and wherein, prior to the selection, the first username is random and is not associated with the second wearable device or the second user. ||
8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code embodied therewith, the computer-readable program code executable to perform an operation comprising: detecting, by a first wearable device, a second wearable device within a predefined distance of the first wearable device; receiving, by the first wearable device, input specifying to establish a relationship with the second wearable device; receiving, by the first wearable device from the second wearable device via wireless data transmissions, an identifier of the second wearable device, a tile identifier of a tile communicably coupled to a tile interface of the second wearable device, and a state associated with the tile, wherein the first wearable device does not receive identifying attributes of a second user of the second wearable device; responsive to the input specifying to establish the relationship, storing, in a first entry of a data structure of the first wearable device, an indication of the relationship with the second wearable device, wherein the indication comprises the identifier of the second wearable device, the tile identifier, and the state associated with the tile; and receiving, from a first user of the first wearable device, a selection of a first username to associate with the second user of the second wearable device, wherein the first username is one of a set of predefined usernames that do not include personally identifiable information, and wherein, prior to the selection, the first username is random and is not associated with the second wearable device or the second user. ||
15. A system, comprising: a computer processor; and a memory containing a program which when executed by the processor performs an operation comprising: detecting, by a first wearable device, a second wearable device within a predefined distance of the first wearable device; receiving, by the first wearable device, input specifying to establish a relationship with the second wearable device; receiving, by the first wearable device from the second wearable device via wireless data transmissions, an identifier of the second wearable device, a tile identifier of a tile communicably coupled to a tile interface of the second wearable device, and a state associated with the tile, wherein the first wearable device does not receive identifying attributes of a second user of the second wearable device; responsive to the input specifying to establish the relationship, storing, in a first entry of a data structure of the first wearable device, an indication of the relationship with the second wearable device, wherein the indication comprises the identifier of the second wearable device, the tile identifier, and the state associated with the tile; and receiving, from a first user of the first wearable device, a selection of a first username to associate with the second user of the second wearable device, wherein the first username is one of a set of predefined usernames that do not include personally identifiable information, and wherein, prior to the selection, the first username is random and is not associated with the second wearable device or the second user.