User method for selective wireless communication with contact list memory
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1. A method of communication by a user of a wireless device, comprising:
- (a) generating a contact list comprising a plurality of records, each record comprising;
(a.i) a contact name;
(a.ii) a telephone number for a contact'"'"'s wireless device, wherein the current location of the contact'"'"'s wireless device may be tracked via its telephone number; and
(a.iii) at least one contact attribute;
(b) storing the contact list in a wireless device;
(c) designating, by the wireless device, a geographical neighborhood and an attribute; and
(d) identifying at least one record of the contact list for which the at least one contact attribute includes the designated attribute, and for which the contact'"'"'s wireless device is currently located within the designated geographical 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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1. A method of communication by a user of a wireless device, comprising:
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(a) generating a contact list comprising a plurality of records, each record comprising; (a.i) a contact name; (a.ii) a telephone number for a contact'"'"'s wireless device, wherein the current location of the contact'"'"'s wireless device may be tracked via its telephone number; and (a.iii) at least one contact attribute; (b) storing the contact list in a wireless device; (c) designating, by the wireless device, a geographical neighborhood and an attribute; and (d) identifying at least one record of the contact list for which the at least one contact attribute includes the designated attribute, and for which the contact'"'"'s wireless device is currently located within the designated geographical neighborhood. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of communication by a plurality of users of respective wireless devices, comprising:
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(a) generating, for each of a plurality of users, a user profile comprising; (a.i) a user name; (a.ii) a telephone number for a user'"'"'s wireless device, wherein the current location of the user'"'"'s wireless device can be tracked via its telephone number; and (a.iii) at least one user attribute; (b) storing each user profile within each user'"'"'s wireless device; (c) designating, by the wireless device of any given one of the plurality of users, a geographical neighborhood and an attribute; (d) identifying at least one user for which the at least one user attribute in the at least one user'"'"'s profile includes the designated attribute, and for which the at least one user'"'"'s wireless device is currently located within the designated geographical neighborhood. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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