Group organization according to device location
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1. A method comprising:
- determining a location of a communication device; and
applying one or more characteristics associated with the communication device and/or a user or users thereof to affect a determination of which of at least one other communication devices sharing an identified area or areas with the location of the communication device should be provided with a notification of the presence of the communication device or a user or users thereof.
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Abstract
A location of a communication device is determined, and one or more characteristics associated with the communication device and/or a user or users thereof are applied to affect a determination of which of at least one other communication devices sharing an identified area or areas with the location of the communication device should be provided with a notification of the presence of the communication device or a user or users thereof.
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1. A method comprising:
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determining a location of a communication device; and
applying one or more characteristics associated with the communication device and/or a user or users thereof to affect a determination of which of at least one other communication devices sharing an identified area or areas with the location of the communication device should be provided with a notification of the presence of the communication device or a user or users thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method comprising:
notifying communication devices and/or users thereof having at least one complementary characteristic of the presence of one another within, in the vicinity of, and/or approaching an identified area or areas. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A method comprising:
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determining a location of a communication device;
determining whether an area comprising the location of a communication device has within it, or in the vicinity of it, and/or approaching it at least one other communication device having at least one complementary characteristic with the communication device, and/or for which users of the communication device and at least one other communication device have at least one complementary characteristic; and
notifying communication devices within, in the vicinity of, and/or approaching an identified area or areas about the communication device and/or a user or users thereof, when the communication devices, and/or users thereof, have at least one complementary characteristic with the communication device and/or a user or users thereof. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75)
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76. A method comprising:
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storing, in a communication network, at least one identification of an area or areas;
as a result of detecting a communication device within, in the vicinity of, and/or approaching the identified area or areas, comparing at least one characteristics for the device and/or user or users thereof for complements with at least one characteristics of at least one other communication devices and/or a user or users thereof; and
notifying communication devices in the identified area or areas of the communication device having a presence within, being in the vicinity of, and/or approaching the identified area or areas, when the communication device and the at least one other communication devices, or users thereof, have at least one complementary characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100)
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101. A method comprising:
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storing, in a communication network, at least one identification of an area or areas; and
as a result of detecting a communication device within, in the vicinity of, and/or approaching the identified area or areas, notifying other communication devices within, in the vicinity of, and/or approaching the identified area or areas about the communication device and/or a user or users thereof, and providing to the other communication devices at least one membership, interest, hobby, demographic, affinity, political, dating, or other personal or professional interest or qualification of the user or users of the communication device. - View Dependent Claims (102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113)
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114. A method comprising:
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storing, in a communication network, at least one identification of an area or areas; and
as a result of detecting a communication device within, in the vicinity of, and/or approaching the identified area or areas, notifying the communication device of the presence of other communication devices and/or users thereof within, in the vicinity of, and/or approaching the identified area or areas, and providing to the communication device identifications of a user or users of the other communication devices, and providing to the communication device at least one personal interest or qualification, and/or professional interest or qualification, and/or at least one personal attribute of, and/or at least one professional attribute of, a user or users of the other communication devices. - View Dependent Claims (115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127)
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128. A method comprising:
providing, in accordance with an identified area or areas and at least one characteristics received from a communication device, identifications of at least one other communication devices and/or a user or users thereof that are within, in the vicinity of, and/or approaching the identified area or areas, the at least one other communication devices and/or user or users thereof having the at least one characteristics and/or characteristics complementary therewith. - View Dependent Claims (129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151)
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