System and method for notifying a user of people, places or things having attributes matching a user's stated preference
First Claim
1. A method of notifying a user using a device about people, places and things having attributes that match explicit preferences of the user and are within a selected geographic area, the method comprising the steps of:
- accessing a user preference profile created by the user;
accessing a profile of at least one of the people, places and things;
receiving a selected geographic area;
comparing the user preference profile and the at least one of the people, places and things profile to determine if the at least one of the people, places and things has attributes that match the preferences of the user, wherein the step of comparing the user preference profile with the at least one of the people, places and things profile comprises the step of determining whether the at least one of the people, places and things is within the selected geographic area; and
notifying the user of all of the at least one of the people, places and things that match the user'"'"'s explicit preferences and are within the selected geographic area.
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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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18 Claims
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1. A method of notifying a user using a device about people, places and things having attributes that match explicit preferences of the user and are within a selected geographic area, the method comprising the steps of:
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accessing a user preference profile created by the user; accessing a profile of at least one of the people, places and things; receiving a selected geographic area; comparing the user preference profile and the at least one of the people, places and things profile to determine if the at least one of the people, places and things has attributes that match the preferences of the user, wherein the step of comparing the user preference profile with the at least one of the people, places and things profile comprises the step of determining whether the at least one of the people, places and things is within the selected geographic area; and notifying the user of all of the at least one of the people, places and things that match the user'"'"'s explicit preferences and are within the selected geographic area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of notifying a user using a device about people, places and things having attributes that match explicit preferences of the user, the method comprising the steps of:
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accessing a user preference profile created by the user; accessing a profile of at least one of the people, places and things; determining the location of the user; using the location of the user to determine a geographic area; comparing the user preference profile and the at least one of the people, places and things profile to determine if the at least one of the people, places and things has attributes that match the preferences of the user, wherein the step of comparing the user preference profile with the at least one of the people, places and things profile comprises the step of determining whether the at least one of the people, places and things is within the geographic area; and notifying the user of all of the at least one of the people, places and things that match the user'"'"'s explicit preferences and are within the geographic area. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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