Patent ID: 8396457
Filing Date: 2013-03-12
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method of controlling a portable communication apparatus, comprising, in response to a triggering event, detecting electronic devices within a detection range of the portable communication apparatus; for each detected electronic device, performing a look-up operation in a database of electronic devices and users thereof for determining a user of the electronic device; and identifying in a contact list a contact entry which is associated with at least one of the detected electronic devices, and saving an identifier of the triggering event in the identified contact entry of the contact list; wherein electronic devices to be detected have reported their geographical position to a location-based service provider, the detection range is a predetermined or user configurable geographical distance, and detecting electronic devices within a detection range of the portable communication apparatus comprises: detecting a geographical position of the portable communication apparatus; and for each electronic device that has reported a position that is within said geographical distance from the portable communication apparatus, obtaining, from the location-based service provider, a unique identifier of the electronic device and/or a unique identifier of a user of the electronic device.