摘要 |
A method and device enables an efficient determination of a proximity of a social network service acquaintance. The method includes transmitting an inquiry message from the electronic device during a device proximity discovery process (step 405). An inquiry response message is then received in response to the inquiry message, where the inquiry response message includes a received social network service identifier associated with the social network service acquaintance (step 410). Next, a proximity of the social network service acquaintance is determined by matching the received social network service identifier with a stored social network service identifier (step 415). An output is then provided at the electronic device in response to matching the received social network service identifier (step 420).
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