System and method for locating and notifying a mobile user of people having attributes or interests matching a stated preference
First Claim
1. A system that provides a location-based service to a mobile user for alerting and directing the user to at least one person sharing a common interest, comprising:
- an input device structured for the user to input user-changeable information into a computer, the user-changeable information including at least one interest;
a location determining system for obtaining user location information representing a location of a mobile wireless device of the user;
a memory for storing person information about the at least one person;
a computer data analysis system adapted for analyzing the person information based on criteria specified by the user, and outputting a person representation when the analyzing indicates that the person information contains data representing the at least one interest and meeting the specified criteria, the specified criteria including user-definable location-based information concerning a selected geographic area; and
,a display device connected to the mobile wireless device for providing an indication when a person representation exists.
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Abstract
A location-based and preference-based system and method for matching information such as the attributes, interests and/or characteristics profiles of persons with the expressed preferences of mobile users to alert and direct such users to any persons having information matching the user'"'"'s express preferences. In particular, the system comprises a mobile device such as a GPS-capable PDA that stores the user'"'"'s preferences and communicates with a server that contains or accesses the profiles of the persons to compare the profiles and preferences. Comparison of the user'"'"'s preferences with the various profiles allows the user only to be informed of those persons that it is likely to be interested in. The system and method thus provides for a mobile real-time point of interest exchange network.
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28 Claims
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1. A system that provides a location-based service to a mobile user for alerting and directing the user to at least one person sharing a common interest, comprising:
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an input device structured for the user to input user-changeable information into a computer, the user-changeable information including at least one interest; a location determining system for obtaining user location information representing a location of a mobile wireless device of the user; a memory for storing person information about the at least one person; a computer data analysis system adapted for analyzing the person information based on criteria specified by the user, and outputting a person representation when the analyzing indicates that the person information contains data representing the at least one interest and meeting the specified criteria, the specified criteria including user-definable location-based information concerning a selected geographic area; and
,a display device connected to the mobile wireless device for providing an indication when a person representation exists. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A location-based method for selectively alerting a mobile wireless device of a user about at least one person sharing at least one interest in common with the user, the method comprising the steps of:
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collecting user-changeable information from a user, the user-changeable information representing the at least one interest; collecting criteria specified by the user, the specified criteria including user-definable location-based information concerning a selected geographic area; obtaining from the user'"'"'s mobile wireless device information on the wireless device'"'"'s location; obtaining person information about the at least one person; analyzing the person information and outputting a person representation when the analyzing indicates that the person information contains data representing the at least one interest and meeting the selected criteria; and
,sending a notice to the mobile wireless device when a person representation exists. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A location-based method for selectively alerting a mobile wireless device of a user about at least one person having a favorite people explicit preference corresponding to a favorite people stated preference of the user, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving preference information from the user'"'"'s mobile wireless device, the preference information representing the favorite people stated preference; collecting criteria specified by the user, the specified criteria including location-based information concerning a selected geographic area; obtaining from the user'"'"'s mobile wireless device location information representing a location of the mobile wireless device; obtaining person information about the at least one person; analyzing the person information and outputting a person representation when the analyzing indicates that the person information contains data representing at least one favorite people explicit preference corresponding to the favorite people stated preference of the user and meeting the specified criteria; and
,sending a notice to the mobile wireless device when a person representation exists. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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28. A system that provides a location-based service to a mobile user for alerting the user to at least one person with a favorite people expressed preference that matches a favorite people explicit preference of the user, comprising:
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an input device structured for the user to input user information into a computer, the user information representing the at least one favorite people expressed preference; a location determining system for obtaining user location information representing a location of the mobile wireless device of the user; a memory for storing person information about the at least one person; a computer data analysis system adapted for analyzing the person information based on criteria specified by the user, and outputting a person representation when the analyzing indicates that the person information contains data representing expressed preference, the specified criteria including location-based information concerning a selected geographic area; and
,a display device connected to the mobile wireless device for providing an indication when a person representation exists.
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