MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS MATCHING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- storing a first profile for a first person, wherein the first profile identifies one or more characteristics selected by the first person;
storing a second profile for a second person, wherein the second profile identifies one or more characteristics selected by the second persondetermining a geographic location of a first mobile unit associated with the first person, wherein determining the geographical location of the first mobile unit includes requesting a geographical location indication from the first mobile unit;
determining a geographic location of second mobile unit associated with the second person;
when one of the first mobile unit and the second mobile unit enters a new cell providing wireless communications services, comparing the determined location of the first mobile unit to the determined location of the second mobile unit to determine a match based on the determined location of the first mobile unit being within a threshold distance of the determined location of the second mobile unit, and further based on a similarity between the stored first profile and the stored second profile, wherein determining the match includes determining a similarity between matching profile information for one of said first and second person, and request profile information for another of said first and second person;
wherein in the event of a match, sending a message signal to at least one of the first mobile unit and the second mobile unit indicating the match, and storing information regarding the determination of the match in a log file,wherein if a match is not determined for the threshold distance, the threshold distance is increasedwherein the stored profile of the first person includes identification information for one or more other specific persons.
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Abstract
A wireless communications network comprises a server in a central location storing matching profiles for a plurality of users of the network. The matching profile for each user is stored in the server through the user'"'"'s mobile unit or a secure page on the Internet. Each matching profile is corresponded with a respective mobile unit using the same identification information (ID) of the respective mobile unit utilized for carrying out phone calls. The server has a customizable variable matching algorithm and probes the matching profiles corresponding to the respective mobile units in a cell or group of cells for a match every time a new mobile unit subscribes into the cell or group of cells. When there is a match of matching profiles, the two persons are put in contact or advised of each other through a phone call or other communications method.
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1 Claim
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1. A method comprising:
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storing a first profile for a first person, wherein the first profile identifies one or more characteristics selected by the first person; storing a second profile for a second person, wherein the second profile identifies one or more characteristics selected by the second person determining a geographic location of a first mobile unit associated with the first person, wherein determining the geographical location of the first mobile unit includes requesting a geographical location indication from the first mobile unit; determining a geographic location of second mobile unit associated with the second person; when one of the first mobile unit and the second mobile unit enters a new cell providing wireless communications services, comparing the determined location of the first mobile unit to the determined location of the second mobile unit to determine a match based on the determined location of the first mobile unit being within a threshold distance of the determined location of the second mobile unit, and further based on a similarity between the stored first profile and the stored second profile, wherein determining the match includes determining a similarity between matching profile information for one of said first and second person, and request profile information for another of said first and second person; wherein in the event of a match, sending a message signal to at least one of the first mobile unit and the second mobile unit indicating the match, and storing information regarding the determination of the match in a log file, wherein if a match is not determined for the threshold distance, the threshold distance is increased wherein the stored profile of the first person includes identification information for one or more other specific persons.
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