Friends Finder Service for a Mobile Device in a Network
First Claim
1. A method for interfacing to an electronic device, the method comprising:
- receiving a request from the electronic device to find one or more specified mobile terminals that are within a specified range of the electronic device;
determining whether said one or more specified mobile terminals are within said specified range of the electronic device; and
communicating information regarding said one or more specified mobile terminals that are within said specified range to the electronic device.
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Abstract
A method and system for interfacing to an electronic device is disclosed. A service provider may receive a request from the electronic device to determine whether any of the specified mobile terminals may be within a specified range of the electronic device. The range may be a default value and/or specified by a user of the electronic device. The service provider may communicate to the electronic device whether any of the specified mobile terminals may be within the specified range. If so, the service provider may communicate information regarding the location of the mobile terminals within range. The service provider may also communicate to the electronic device a map on which the mobile terminals may be placed.
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1. A method for interfacing to an electronic device, the method comprising:
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receiving a request from the electronic device to find one or more specified mobile terminals that are within a specified range of the electronic device;
determining whether said one or more specified mobile terminals are within said specified range of the electronic device; and
communicating information regarding said one or more specified mobile terminals that are within said specified range to the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for interfacing to an electronic device, the system comprising:
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one or more servers that enable processing of a request from the electronic device to find one or more specified mobile terminals that are within a specified range of the electronic device;
said one or more servers enable determination of whether said one or more specified mobile terminals are within said specified range of the electronic device; and
said one or more servers enable communication of information regarding said one or more specified mobile terminals that are within said specified range to the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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