System and method for notifying users of similar searches
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of facilitating awareness of similar searches performed by at least a first mobile communication device and a second mobile communication device operating within a network architecture, comprising:
- receiving into a data server of the network architecture a first search request through the first mobile communications device and a first similarity definition;
receiving into the data server a second search request through the second mobile communications device and a second similarity definition;
determining at the data server whether a current location of the first mobile communications device is similar to a current location of the second mobile communications device; and
where the location of the first mobile communication device is determined to be similar to the location of the second mobile communication device, generating a notification indicating the similarity.
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Abstract
Interactions between users on mobile devices can be facilitated by making the users aware when other users have performed similar searches. In one embodiment, when two users executing a mapping application on a mobile device each perform a similar search in a similar geographic area, the server that receives and performs the search request can make each user aware of the other'"'"'s presence, for example by displaying an icon indicating the other user on the mapping application. The search results may be refined to indicate search results in a geographic area common to the geographic search areas of each user.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of facilitating awareness of similar searches performed by at least a first mobile communication device and a second mobile communication device operating within a network architecture, comprising:
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receiving into a data server of the network architecture a first search request through the first mobile communications device and a first similarity definition; receiving into the data server a second search request through the second mobile communications device and a second similarity definition; determining at the data server whether a current location of the first mobile communications device is similar to a current location of the second mobile communications device; and where the location of the first mobile communication device is determined to be similar to the location of the second mobile communication device, generating a notification indicating the similarity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer-implemented system for facilitating awareness of similar searches performed by at least a first mobile communication device and a second mobile communication device operating within a network architecture, comprising:
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a data server of the network architecture configured to; receive a first search request through the first mobile communications device and a first similarity definition; receive a second search request through the second mobile communications device and a second similarity definition; determine whether a geographic location of the first search request and the second search request are similar; and where the location of the first mobile communication device is determined to be similar to the location of the second mobile communication device, generate a notification indicating the similarity. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer readable medium for facilitating awareness of similar searches performed by at least a first mobile communication device and a second mobile communication device operating within a network architecture, comprising executable instructions for:
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receiving into a data server of the network architecture a first search request through the first mobile communications device and a first similarity definition; receiving into the data server a second search request through the second mobile communications device and a second similarity definition; determining at the data server whether a current location of the first mobile communications device is similar to a current location of the second mobile communications device; and where the location of the first mobile communication device is determined to be similar to the location of the second mobile communication device, generating a notification indicating the similarity. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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