DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTIVE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION WITH CONTACT LIST MEMORY
First Claim
1. A method of communication by a user of a first wireless device, comprising the steps of:
- (a) defining a contact list that includes at least one contact name;
(b) defining a neighborhood of the first wireless device, said defining being effected at the first wireless device; and
(c) indicating which of said at least one contact name is associated with a respective other wireless device located within said neighborhood.
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Abstract
Methods, devices and systems for wireless communication. A device user defines a list of contacts and receives a collective indication of which contacts are located within a neighborhood of the device. The neighborhood is defined at the device, for example by the device itself or by the user. A plurality of device users define respective user profiles including user attributes. One of the users defines a target attribute, and receives an indication of which other users that have that attribute have devices in the first user'"'"'s neighborhood. The devices communicate among themselves either indirectly, for example via cellular base stations, or directly.
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35 Claims
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1. A method of communication by a user of a first wireless device, comprising the steps of:
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(a) defining a contact list that includes at least one contact name; (b) defining a neighborhood of the first wireless device, said defining being effected at the first wireless device; and (c) indicating which of said at least one contact name is associated with a respective other wireless device located within said neighborhood. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of communication by a plurality of users of respective wireless devices, comprising the steps of:
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(a) defining a respective user profile for each user, at least one said user profile including at least one user attribute; (b) defining a target attribute, by one of the users; (c) defining a neighborhood of the respective wireless device of said one user, said defining being effected at the respective wireless device of said one user; and (d) indicating to said one user which of the respective wireless devices of the other users, whose respective user profiles include said target attribute among said user attributes thereof, are within said neighborhood. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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31. A wireless communication device, comprising:
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(a) a transceiver for communicating with other wireless devices; (b) a mechanism for defining a neighborhood of the wireless communication device; (c) a mechanism for defining a target attribute; and (d) a display mechanism for indicating whether a respective said other wireless device, of a user who has said target attribute, is located within said neighborhood. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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