System and method for proximity area networking for selection of messaging
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- communicating, via a server, a request for position information of a first device;
receiving, at the server, the position information and a device ID of the first device;
storing the position information and device ID in a database;
receiving, at the server, profile information associated with a user of the first device in response to said request;
storing the profile information in the database, said storage associated with stored the position information and device ID;
receiving, at the server, a request from a second device for the position information, device ID of the first device and the profile information associated with the user of the first device;
determining, via the server, if the position information of the first device is within a proximity of the second device; and
if the first device is within the proximity, transmitting a notification to the second device.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention include improved communication system and methods. In one embodiment, the present invention includes a wireless communication method comprising, on a first wireless device, receiving one or more wireless device identifications associated with one or more other wireless devices, and transmitting at least one of the one or more wireless device identifications from the first wireless device to a remote computer system, and on the remote computer system, receiving the at least one wireless device identification, and accessing information associated with the at least one wireless device identification. Embodiments of the present invention may be used for electronic dating, social networking and other communication applications.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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communicating, via a server, a request for position information of a first device; receiving, at the server, the position information and a device ID of the first device; storing the position information and device ID in a database; receiving, at the server, profile information associated with a user of the first device in response to said request; storing the profile information in the database, said storage associated with stored the position information and device ID; receiving, at the server, a request from a second device for the position information, device ID of the first device and the profile information associated with the user of the first device; determining, via the server, if the position information of the first device is within a proximity of the second device; and if the first device is within the proximity, transmitting a notification to the second device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system comprising:
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a database comprising stored data; a server comprising a plurality of processors in communication with the data in the database, the server programmed to perform a plurality of operations, comprising; communicating a request for position information of a first device; receiving the position information and a device ID of the first device; storing the position information and device ID in the database; receiving profile information associated with a user of the first device in response to said request; storing the profile information in the database, said storage associated with stored the position information and device ID; receiving a request from a second device for the position information, device ID of the first device and the profile information associated with the user of the first device; determining if the position information of the first device is within a proximity of the second device; and if the first device is within the proximity, transmitting a notification to the second device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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