Group codes for use by radio proximity applications
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1. A wireless communication device, comprising:
- a proximity application, responsive to a code indicating membership in a group and received from another wireless communication device, for providing an indication the code has been received if the code is the same or similar to a code stored in the wireless communication device; and
a short-range communication module, for receiving the code from the other wireless communication device via short-range radio communication with the other wireless communication device.
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Abstract
A wireless communication device (11) including a proximity application (11c) using a short-range radio link and using group codes (11d) for a simple determination of potential common interests with users of correspondingly configured wireless communication devices (12). The group codes (11d) indicate membership in a group of people having at least one common attribute or interest.
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13 Claims
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1. A wireless communication device, comprising:
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a proximity application, responsive to a code indicating membership in a group and received from another wireless communication device, for providing an indication the code has been received if the code is the same or similar to a code stored in the wireless communication device; and
a short-range communication module, for receiving the code from the other wireless communication device via short-range radio communication with the other wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method, comprising:
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a step in which a short-range communication module of a first wireless communication device receives from a second wireless communication device via short-range radio communication a code indicating membership in a group; and
a step in which a proximity application hosted by the first wireless communication device, in response to the code, provides an indication that the code has been received if the code is the same or similar to a code stored in the first wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage structure embodying computer program code thereon for execution by a computer processor in a first device, wherein said computer program code includes instructions for performing a method in turn comprising:
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a step of comparing a code indicating membership in a group and received from another device is the same or similar to a code stored in the first device; and
a step of providing an indication that the code has been received if the code is the same or similar to a code stored in the first device.
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