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 through a first mobile communications device and a first similarity definition;
receiving into the server a second search request through a second mobile communications device and a second similarity definition; and
determining in the server a similarity between the first search request and the second search request, wherein determining a similarity of the first search request and the second search request comprises determining whether a current location of the first mobile communications device is similar to a current location of 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 through a first mobile communications device and a first similarity definition; receiving into the server a second search request through a second mobile communications device and a second similarity definition; and determining in the server a similarity between the first search request and the second search request, wherein determining a similarity of the first search request and the second search request comprises determining whether a current location of the first mobile communications device is similar to a current location of 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 through a first mobile communications device and a first similarity definition; receive a second search request through a second mobile communications device and a second similarity definition; and determine whether a current location of the first mobile communications device is similar to a current location of 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 through a first mobile communications device and a first similarity definition; receiving into the server a second search request through a second mobile communications device and a second similarity definition; and determining in the server a similarity between the first search request and the second search request, wherein determining a similarity of the first search request and the second search request comprises determining whether a current location of the first mobile communications device is similar to a current location of the second mobile communications device. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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