Device and method for determining where crowds exist
First Claim
1. A method of determining where crowds exist, the method comprising:
- requesting mobile critical mass information for at least one desired location from a mobile network server;
receiving mobile critical mass information corresponding to the at least one desired location;
converting the received mobile critical mass information into crowdedness information; and
outputting the crowdedness information in a user-sensible format.
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Abstract
A portable communication device includes an application program for determining crowdedness of a desired location. The portable communication device executes the application program to communicate within a wireless communication system for requesting mobile critical mass information for at least one desired location. The mobile critical mass information for the at least one desired location is received and converted into a user-understandable format. The converted mobile critical mass information is displayed as crowdedness information on a display of the portable communication device. Portable communication device users can seek out or avoid crowds depending on their preference.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of determining where crowds exist, the method comprising:
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requesting mobile critical mass information for at least one desired location from a mobile network server;
receiving mobile critical mass information corresponding to the at least one desired location;
converting the received mobile critical mass information into crowdedness information; and
outputting the crowdedness information in a user-sensible format. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A program stored on a machine readable medium, the program being suitable for use in a portable communication device, wherein when the program is loaded in memory in the portable communication device and executed causes the portable communication device to:
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request mobile critical mass information for at least one desired location from a mobile network server;
receive mobile critical mass information corresponding to the at least one desired location;
convert the received mobile critical mass information into crowdedness information; and
output the crowdedness information in a user-sensible format. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A portable communication device comprising:
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a memory; and
a processor that executes an application program within the memory, the application program when executed causing the portable communication device to;
request mobile critical mass information for at least one desired location from a mobile network server;
receive mobile critical mass information corresponding to the at least one desired location;
convert the received mobile critical mass information into crowdedness information; and
output the crowdedness information in a user-sensible format.
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21. A method of determining where crowds exist, the method comprising:
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collecting mobile critical mass information for a plurality of portable communication devices;
converting the mobile critical mass information into crowdedness information for a given location; and
transmitting the crowdedness information to a requesting portable communication device for output in a user-sensible format.
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