IDENTIFYING USERS SHARING COMMON CHARACTERISTICS
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Abstract
Displaying electronic information in an instant-messaging application includes accessing a first electronic message providing information describing a first user that has an identifier included in a set of identifiers of users of an instant messaging application. A second electronic message providing information describing a second user that has an identifier included in the set of identifiers of users of an instant messaging application is accessed. Content contained within the first and second messages is analyzed to determine that at least a portion of content is common to the first and second electronic messages. Based upon the content analysis, an indication that the first and second messages include common content is provided to the user. Alternatively or additionally, an indication that two users are in physical proximity to a geographic location may be provided in response to detecting that the two users are within a threshold distance from the geographic location.
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73 Claims
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1-42. -42. (canceled)
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43. A method comprising:
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determining, using at least one processor, a location of a first user of a communications system based on location information of a mobile device associated with the first user; determining that a second user of the communications system is at or near the location of the first user; and sending an electronic message to the mobile device associated with first user indicating that the second user is at or near the location of the first user. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A method comprising:
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determining, using at least one processor, a location of a first user of a communications system based on GPS information of a mobile device associated with the first user; determining that a second user of the communications system is at or near the location of the first user; and providing an indication via the mobile device that the second user is at or near the location of the first user. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 70)
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64. A method comprising:
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determining, using at least one processor, an attribute of a first user of a communications system; determining that a second user of the communications system has the attribute; and providing a first indication that the second user and the first user share the attribute. - View Dependent Claims (65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 71, 72, 73)
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