Method and apparatus for friend discovery
First Claim
1. A nearby friend discovery method comprising:
- displaying a first screen of contact list comprising a first contact entry and an indication of nearby friend discovery;
receiving an input selecting the indication of nearby friend discovery;
generating, by an electronic device, in response to the received input, an access point (AP) list identifying one or more access points (APs), the AP list being generated based on a strength of signals received from the access points;
transmitting the AP list from the electronic device to a server;
receiving, by the electronic device from the server, a user list, the user list including an indication of one or more users of an external device having another AP list including at least one AP among the APs included in the AP list and who have previously exchanged one or more communications with a user of the electronic device;
displaying, after receiving the user list from the server, a second screen of the contact list comprising a second contact entry and the indication of nearby friend discovery followed by a nearby friend list;
in response to user selection of at least one user in the second screen, displaying a third screen to select, by a user of the electronic device, one of communication networks, wherein the communication networks include an AP existing in both the AP list and an AP list corresponding to the selected user and cellular communication service; and
transmit data to the external device corresponding to the selected user based on the selected cellular communication service,wherein the nearby friend list comprises a contact entry matched with both the first contact entry and the user list.
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Abstract
A nearby friend discovery method is provided, including: generating, by an electronic device, an access point (AP) list identifying one or more access points (APs), the AP list being generated based on the strength of signals received from the access points; transmitting the AP list from the electronic device to a server; receiving, by the electronic device from the server, a nearby friend list, the nearby friend list including an indication of one or more users who are located within a signal range of at least one of the access points identified in the AP list and who have previously exchanged one or more communications with a user of the electronic device; and displaying the nearby friend list.
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11 Claims
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1. A nearby friend discovery method comprising:
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displaying a first screen of contact list comprising a first contact entry and an indication of nearby friend discovery; receiving an input selecting the indication of nearby friend discovery; generating, by an electronic device, in response to the received input, an access point (AP) list identifying one or more access points (APs), the AP list being generated based on a strength of signals received from the access points; transmitting the AP list from the electronic device to a server; receiving, by the electronic device from the server, a user list, the user list including an indication of one or more users of an external device having another AP list including at least one AP among the APs included in the AP list and who have previously exchanged one or more communications with a user of the electronic device; displaying, after receiving the user list from the server, a second screen of the contact list comprising a second contact entry and the indication of nearby friend discovery followed by a nearby friend list; in response to user selection of at least one user in the second screen, displaying a third screen to select, by a user of the electronic device, one of communication networks, wherein the communication networks include an AP existing in both the AP list and an AP list corresponding to the selected user and cellular communication service; and transmit data to the external device corresponding to the selected user based on the selected cellular communication service, wherein the nearby friend list comprises a contact entry matched with both the first contact entry and the user list. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A mobile terminal comprising:
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a touch screen; a communication unit; and a controller configured to; control the touch screen to display a first screen of contact list comprising a first contact entry and an indication of nearby friend discovery, control the touch screen to receive an input selecting the indication of nearby friend discovery, generate, in response to the received input, an access point (AP) list identifying one or more access points (APs), the AP list being generated based on a strength of signals received from the access points, control the communication unit to transmit the AP list from the mobile terminal to a server, control the communication unit to receive a user list from the server, the user list including an indication of one or more users of an external device having another AP list including at least one AP among the APs included in the AP list and who have previously exchanged one or more communications with a user of the mobile terminal, control, after receiving the user list from the server, the touch screen to display a second screen of the contact list comprising a second contact entry and the indication of nearby friend discovery followed by a nearby friend list, control, in response to user selection of at least one user in the second screen, the touch screen to display a third screen to select one of communication networks, wherein the communication networks include an AP existing in both the AP list and an AP list corresponding to the selected user and cellular communication service, and control the communication unit to transmit data to the external device corresponding to the selected user based on the selected cellular communication service, wherein the nearby friend list comprises a contact entry matched with both the first contact entry and the user list. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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