Location based service (LBS) system and method for creating a social network
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1. A method of providing a location based service to create a social network, comprising:
- creating a profile of a user;
creating an interest group feature based on at least one interest from the profile using a wireless terminal;
activating the interest group feature from the wireless terminal;
registering from the wireless terminal with a location based service associated with the interest group feature;
receiving one or more responses from candidates, where each of the candidates accesses the interest group feature based on a corresponding candidate profile and geographic location of each candidate; and
receiving one or more advertisements from a commercial entity associated with the interest group feature,wherein the interest group feature corresponds to an event at which the user and at least one candidate arrange to meet, the corresponding candidate profile of the at least one candidate indicating an interest in a nature of the event and the geographic location of the candidate being in proximity to an event location of the event.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing a location based service to create a social network, comprising activating a feature from a wireless terminal, registering from the wireless terminal with a location based service associated with the feature, creating a profile of a user of the feature, and displaying candidates based on the profile and based on the geographic location of the candidates. A Global Positioning System (GPS) may be used to geographically locate active users of a feature. An activity map may be associated with a feature, the activity map displaying active users of the feature.
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1. A method of providing a location based service to create a social network, comprising:
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creating a profile of a user; creating an interest group feature based on at least one interest from the profile using a wireless terminal; activating the interest group feature from the wireless terminal; registering from the wireless terminal with a location based service associated with the interest group feature; receiving one or more responses from candidates, where each of the candidates accesses the interest group feature based on a corresponding candidate profile and geographic location of each candidate; and receiving one or more advertisements from a commercial entity associated with the interest group feature, wherein the interest group feature corresponds to an event at which the user and at least one candidate arrange to meet, the corresponding candidate profile of the at least one candidate indicating an interest in a nature of the event and the geographic location of the candidate being in proximity to an event location of the event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A wireless terminal configured to interact with a location based service associated with a social network, comprising:
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means for creating a profile of a user; means for creating an interest group feature based on at least one interest from the profile using the wireless terminal; means for activating the interest group feature from the wireless terminal; means for registering from the wireless terminal with a location based service associated with the interest group feature; means for receiving one or more responses from candidates, where each of the candidates accesses the interest group feature based on a corresponding candidate profile and geographic location of each candidate; and means for receiving one or more advertisements from a commercial entity associated with the interest group feature, wherein the interest group feature corresponds to an event at which the user and at least one candidate arrange to meet, the corresponding candidate profile of the at least one candidate indicating an interest in a nature of the event and the geographic location of the candidate being in proximity to an event location of the event. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A wireless terminal configured to interact with a location based service associated with a social network, comprising:
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logic configured to create a profile of a user; logic configured to create an interest group feature based on at least one interest from the profile using the wireless terminal; logic configured to activate the interest group feature from the wireless terminal; logic configured to register from the wireless terminal with a location based service associated with the interest group feature; logic configured to receive one or more responses from candidates, where each of the candidates accesses the interest group feature based on a corresponding candidate profile and geographic location of each candidate; and logic configured to receive one or more advertisements from a commercial entity associated with the interest group feature, wherein the interest group feature corresponds to an event at which the user and at least one candidate arrange to meet, the corresponding candidate profile of the at least one candidate indicating an interest in a nature of the event and the geographic location of the candidate being in proximity to an event location of the event. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a wireless terminal configured to interact with a location based service associated with a social network, cause the wireless terminal to perform operations, the instructions comprising:
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program code to create a profile of a user; program code to create an interest group feature based on at least one interest from the profile using the wireless terminal; program code to activate the interest group feature from the wireless terminal; program code to register from the wireless terminal with a location based service associated with the interest group feature; program code to receive one or more responses from candidates, where each of the candidates accesses the interest group feature based on a corresponding candidate profile and geographic location of each candidate; and program code to receive one or more advertisements from a commercial entity associated with the interest group feature, wherein the interest group feature corresponds to an event at which the user and at least one candidate arrange to meet, the corresponding candidate profile of the at least one candidate indicating an interest in a nature of the event and the geographic location of the candidate being in proximity to an event location of the event. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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