Method and system for searching location based information on a mobile device
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1. A method comprising:
- a retrieval method for resource information based on location, wherein a a resource may be, but is not limited to a product, a product category, a person, a tourist place, an organization, geographic location or other variations;
a virtual social network filter for refining the resource information;
a method for processing and displaying retrieved resource information based on factors such as probability assigned to the resource, whereby a user can make informed location specific decisions; and
a method for creating dynamic location based peer networks to provide resource recommendations and opinions.
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Abstract
A method and system for searching location based information on a mobile device is disclosed. The method and system provides for location based resource information retrieval, processing retrieved resource information based on probability of finding them in the given location, a Peer to Peer recommendation system that combines other user'"'"'s real time recommendations with archived recommendations, a virtual social network that creates a dynamic network consisting of user and user'"'"'s acquaintances for refining the resource information, providing a refined set of search results, by considering user'"'"'s privacy choices and personal preferences.
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1. A method comprising:
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a retrieval method for resource information based on location, wherein a a resource may be, but is not limited to a product, a product category, a person, a tourist place, an organization, geographic location or other variations;
a virtual social network filter for refining the resource information;
a method for processing and displaying retrieved resource information based on factors such as probability assigned to the resource, whereby a user can make informed location specific decisions; and
a method for creating dynamic location based peer networks to provide resource recommendations and opinions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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