User of identity services to auto-discover subscribers of social networking sites

    公开(公告)号:US12058182B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-06

    申请号:US17359996

    申请日:2021-06-28

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for initiating game sessions between subscribers to online gaming services when account IDs of those subscribers are unknown. Such techniques permit a first user to select a second user with whom to play a game from information readily at hand, such as a contact manager that the first user maintains. The first user's device may send a resolution request message to an identity services server that includes contact information of the second user. Contact information may include network-based information regarding the second user, such as the user's e-mail address or phone number. The identity services server may resolve the contact into an account ID. Thereafter, a game launch request may be sent to the game server, which includes the account identifier resolved by the identity services server. An invitation message may be sent to a terminal of the second user to participate in the game and the game may be started. These techniques do not require that the first user possess the second user's account ID at the game server.

    Session processing method and apparatus, network device and storage medium

    公开(公告)号:US12047457B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-23

    申请号:US17601077

    申请日:2020-03-12

    CPC classification number: H04L67/141 H04W76/10 H04W84/045

    Abstract: The present application provides a session processing method and apparatus, a network device and a storage medium. The session processing method includes: receiving, by a distributed node, a session processing request message from a central node, the session processing request message including information of a partial session to be processed in the distributed node, and the central node being connected to multiple distributed nodes; and processing the partial session with a UE by the distributed node receiving the session processing request message according to the information of the partial session to be processed.

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