System and method for efficiently accessing internet resources
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1. A method for exchanging personal information between portable devices, comprising:
- detecting, with a first portable device, a plurality of portable devices in a vicinity of the first portable device;
presenting with the first portable device a list comprising identifiers for the plurality of portable devices that are detected in real-time in the vicinity of the first portable device;
receiving user input via the first portable device that selects an identifier for a second portable device associated with a second user from the presented list;
transmitting personal information, about a first user associated with the first portable device, from the first portable device to the second portable device associated with the second user in response to said receiving user input and passing the second portable device within several inches of the first portable device; and
receiving, with the first portable device from the second portable device, a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) link to personal information about the second user of the second portable device;
wherein the detecting comprises detecting the plurality of portable devices based on whether ones of the plurality of portable devices are within a predefined distance of the first portable device.
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Abstract
A system, method and apparatus for efficiently accessing Internet resources are disclosed. The system, method and apparatus employ a portable device for receiving and transmitting information such as contact information, voting information and medical information, for example.
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1. A method for exchanging personal information between portable devices, comprising:
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detecting, with a first portable device, a plurality of portable devices in a vicinity of the first portable device; presenting with the first portable device a list comprising identifiers for the plurality of portable devices that are detected in real-time in the vicinity of the first portable device; receiving user input via the first portable device that selects an identifier for a second portable device associated with a second user from the presented list; transmitting personal information, about a first user associated with the first portable device, from the first portable device to the second portable device associated with the second user in response to said receiving user input and passing the second portable device within several inches of the first portable device; and receiving, with the first portable device from the second portable device, a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) link to personal information about the second user of the second portable device; wherein the detecting comprises detecting the plurality of portable devices based on whether ones of the plurality of portable devices are within a predefined distance of the first portable device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 16)
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9. An apparatus for exchanging personal information, comprising:
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a processor; an input device; an output device; a receiver; a transmitter; and a memory operatively connected to the processor, the memory storing instructions operable with the processor to cause the processor to; detect, via the receiver, a plurality of portable devices in a vicinity of the receiver; present on the output device, a list comprising identifiers for the plurality of portable devices that are detected in real-time in the vicinity of the receiver; receive, from the input device, a selection for an identifier from the list that identifies a portable device from the plurality of portable devices; and transmit via the transmitter, personal information about a user of the apparatus to the identified portable device in response to the identified portable device being passed within several inches of the apparatus; wherein the instructions further cause the processor to detect, via the receiver, the plurality of portable devices based on whether ones of the plurality of portable devices are within a predefined distance of the receiver; and wherein the instructions further cause the processor to transmit to the identified portable device, via the transmitter, a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) link to the personal information for the user of the apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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17. A method for exchanging personal information between portable devices, comprising:
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detecting, with a first portable device, a plurality of portable devices in a vicinity of the first portable device; presenting with the first portable device a list comprising identifiers for the plurality of portable devices that are detected in real-time in the vicinity of the first portable device; receiving user input via the first portable device that selects an identifier for a second portable device associated with a second user from the presented list; transmitting personal information, about a first user associated with the first portable device from the first portable device to the second portable device associated with the second user in response to said receiving user input and passing the second portable device within several inches of the first portable device; receiving, with the first portable device from the second portable device, a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) link to personal information about the second user of the second portable device; wherein the plurality of portable devices each comprises a mobile telephone. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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18. A method for exchanging personal information between portable devices, comprising:
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detecting, with a first portable device, a plurality of portable devices in a vicinity of the first portable device; presenting with the first portable device a list comprising identifiers for the plurality of portable devices that are detected in real-time in the vicinity of the first portable device; receiving user input via the first portable device that selects an identifier for a second portable device associated with a second user from the presented list; transmitting personal information, about a first user associated with the first portable device from the first portable device to the second portable device associated with the second user in response to said receiving user input and passing the second portable device within several inches of the first portable device; receiving user input via the first portable device that specifies search criteria for portable devices; generating the list such that the list comprises identifiers for portable devices that both satisfy the received search criteria and are in the vicinity of the first portable device; and receiving, with the first portable device from the second portable device a Uniform Resource Locator URL link to personal information about the second user of the second portable device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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