Searching method for mobile terminal
First Claim
1. A method implemented in a first mobile terminal of locating specified individuals, said method comprising:
- storing a database containing individual names and associated search codes in said mobile terminal;
conducting a search for nearby mobile terminals in the vicinity of said first mobile terminal;
receiving a search code from a found mobile terminal located during said search;
comparing said search code received from said found mobile terminal to one or more stored search codes in said database; and
notifying a user if said search code received from said found mobile terminal matches a stored search code in said database.
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Abstract
A mobile terminal searches for known individuals and acquaintances who may be in the vicinity of the user. A database of individual names and associated search codes is stored in the mobile terminal. Individual names may also be associated with a group. The user selects one or more individuals from the database that the user desires to find. The mobile terminal searches for other compatible devices and exchanges search codes with any found devices. If the search code received from a found device matches a search code for a selected individual or group, the user is notified. The identity of the found party may also be provided to the user as part of the notification.
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23 Claims
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1. A method implemented in a first mobile terminal of locating specified individuals, said method comprising:
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storing a database containing individual names and associated search codes in said mobile terminal;
conducting a search for nearby mobile terminals in the vicinity of said first mobile terminal;
receiving a search code from a found mobile terminal located during said search;
comparing said search code received from said found mobile terminal to one or more stored search codes in said database; and
notifying a user if said search code received from said found mobile terminal matches a stored search code in said database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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14. A mobile wireless communication device comprising:
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memory for storing a database containing a list of individuals and associated individual search codes;
a user interface to select one or more individuals in said database and to initiate a search for the selected individuals;
a short-range wireless interface to search for and communicate with other nearby mobile terminals;
control logic to compare received search codes received from found mobile terminals to one or more stored search codes in said database and to notify a user of the mobile terminal when a received search code received from a found mobile terminal matches a search code for a selected individual.
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