GPS enabled cell phone with common interest alerts
First Claim
1. A method for operating a seeking wireless terminal to display information regarding a proximately located sought wireless terminal, the method comprising:
- determining location coordinates of the seeking wireless terminal via access of a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver of the seeking wireless terminal;
sending a seeking request via a supporting wireless network infrastructure, the seeking request including at least one interest item entered by a user of the seeking wireless terminal and the location coordinates of the seeking wireless terminal;
receiving a seeking response via the supporting wireless network infrastructure, the seeking response including location coordinates of a sought wireless terminal;
determining a relative position of the location coordinates of the sought wireless terminal with respect to the location coordinates of the seeking wireless terminal; and
displaying an indication on the display to indicate the relative position of the sought wireless terminal with respect to the seeking wireless terminal, including;
a vector indicating a relative direction to the sought wireless terminal from the seeking wireless terminal; and
an indication of a distance to the sought wireless terminal from the seeking wireless terminal.
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Abstract
A “seeking” wireless terminal determines its location coordinates via access of its GPS receiver. The seeking wireless terminal then sends a seeking request via a supporting wireless network infrastructure. The seeking request includes at least one interest item entered by a user of the seeking wireless terminal and also the location coordinates of the seeking wireless terminal. The location coordinates may include an elevation of the wireless terminal. The seeking wireless terminal receives a seeking response via the supporting wireless network infrastructure that includes location coordinates of a “sought” wireless terminal. The seeking wireless terminal accesses a map segment corresponding to the location coordinates of the seeking wireless terminal and to the location coordinates of the sought wireless terminal. Then, the seeking wireless terminal displays the map segment, an icon that represents the seeking wireless terminal, and an icon that represents the sought wireless terminal.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for operating a seeking wireless terminal to display information regarding a proximately located sought wireless terminal, the method comprising:
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determining location coordinates of the seeking wireless terminal via access of a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver of the seeking wireless terminal; sending a seeking request via a supporting wireless network infrastructure, the seeking request including at least one interest item entered by a user of the seeking wireless terminal and the location coordinates of the seeking wireless terminal; receiving a seeking response via the supporting wireless network infrastructure, the seeking response including location coordinates of a sought wireless terminal; determining a relative position of the location coordinates of the sought wireless terminal with respect to the location coordinates of the seeking wireless terminal; and displaying an indication on the display to indicate the relative position of the sought wireless terminal with respect to the seeking wireless terminal, including; a vector indicating a relative direction to the sought wireless terminal from the seeking wireless terminal; and an indication of a distance to the sought wireless terminal from the seeking wireless terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A wireless terminal comprising:
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a wireless interface; a user interface including a display; a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver; and a processing unit communicatively coupled to the wireless interface, the user interface, and the GPS receiver and operable to; determine location coordinates of the wireless terminal via access of the GPS receiver; send a seeking request via the wireless interface and a supporting wireless network infrastructure, the seeking request including at least one interest item entered by a user of the wireless terminal and the location coordinates of the wireless terminal; receive a seeking response via the supporting wireless network infrastructure and the wireless interface, the seeking response including location coordinates of a sought wireless terminal; determine a relative position of the location coordinates of the sought wireless terminal with respect to the location coordinates of the wireless terminal; and displaying an indication on the display to indicate the relative position of the sought wireless terminal with respect to the wireless terminal, the indication including; a vector indicating a relative direction to the sought wireless terminal from the seeking wireless terminal; and an indication of a distance to the sought wireless terminal from the seeking wireless terminal. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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