System and method for notifying users of similar searches
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving into a server a first search request from a first user through a first mobile communications device and a first similarity definition;
receiving into the server a second search request from a second user through a second mobile communications device and a second similarity definition; and
when the first search request and the second search request are determined to be similar based on said first similarity definition and said second similarity definition, providing a notification of the similarity of the search requests from the server to at least one of the first mobile communications device or the second mobile communications device.
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Abstract
Interactions between users on mobile devices can be facilitated by making the users aware when other users have performed similar searches. In one embodiment, when two users executing a mapping application on a mobile device each perform a similar search in a similar geographic area, the server that receives and performs the search request can make each user aware of the other'"'"'s presence, for example by displaying an icon indicating the other user on the mapping application. The search results may be refined to indicate search results in a geographic area common to the geographic search areas of each user.
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving into a server a first search request from a first user through a first mobile communications device and a first similarity definition; receiving into the server a second search request from a second user through a second mobile communications device and a second similarity definition; and when the first search request and the second search request are determined to be similar based on said first similarity definition and said second similarity definition, providing a notification of the similarity of the search requests from the server to at least one of the first mobile communications device or the second mobile communications device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system, comprising:
a server configured to; receive a first search request from a first user through a first mobile communications device and a first similarity definition; receive a second search request from a second user through a second mobile communications device and a second similarity definition; and when the first search request and the second search request are determined to be similar based on said first similarity definition and said second similarity definition, provide a notification of the similarity of the search requests from the server to at least one of the first mobile communications device or the second mobile communications device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising executable instructions for:
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receiving into a server a first search request from a first user through a first mobile communications device and a first similarity definition; receiving into the server a second search request from a second user through a second mobile communications device and a second similarity definition; and when the first search request and the second search request are determined to be similar based on said first similarity definition and said second similarity definition, providing a notification of the similarity of the search requests from the server to at least one of the first mobile communications device or the second mobile communications device. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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