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SOCIAL NETWORKING ON A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

  • US 20090082038A1
  • Filed: 09/24/2007
  • Published: 03/26/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/24/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for providing location-based social networks for mobile communication devices, the method comprising:

  • identifying a location of a mobile communication device of a first mobile user;

    identifying a set of second mobile users in a geographic area proximate to the first mobile user based on the location of the mobile communication device, wherein each of the second mobile users have defined a social networking profile;

    filtering the set of second mobile users based on characteristics in the social networking profiles of the second mobile users to define a social network; and

    transmitting identifiers of the filtered set of second mobile users to the mobile communication device for display to the first mobile user.

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