MUMBAI, India, April 17 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202531092305 A) filed by Narula Institute Of Technology, Kolkata, West Bengal, on Sept. 25, 2025, for 'connectsphere: a framework for intelligent social networking.'

Inventor(s) include Debrupa Pal; and Swasti Sundar Mistry.

The application for the patent was published on April 17, under issue no. 16/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention introduces a novel social networking system and method that enables users to connect based on shared interests and precise geographic proximity. Unlike traditional platforms that rely on broad location data or limited interest filters, this system utiliz...