Communication method and apparatus

摘要

A communication method includes the steps of transmitting, by means of a first communication apparatus, personal information to a second communication apparatus; receiving, by means of the second communication apparatus, the personal information and searching, by means of the second communication apparatus, whether or not personal information having the same content as the received personal information exists in the second communication apparatus; and notifying, by means of the second communication apparatus, the first communication apparatus of a search result.

主权项

1. A system comprising:
a personal information server connected to at least one memory configured to store personal information including first information regarding a first user and second information regarding a second user, the first information including first identification information of one or more acquaintances of the first user, the second information including second identification information of one or more acquaintances of the second user, the personal information server being connected to a network; and circuitry configured to:
determine a degree of similarity representing a number of mutual acquaintances shared by the first user and the second user,control to display, at least on a display of a first communication device of the first user, the degree of similarity representing the number of mutual acquaintances shared by the first user and the second user,transmit over the network, from the first communication device of the first user to a second communication device of the second user, a request to perform a subsequent communication between the first user and the second user, andin response to an instruction, from the second communication device of the second user, to accept the request to perform the subsequent communication, establish the subsequent communication.