Patent ID: 7847684
Filing Date: 2010-12-07
Classification: G01C,G06F,G06Q,G08G,G09F,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A system that provides a location-based service to a mobile user for alerting and directing the user to at least one person sharing a common interest, comprising: an input device structured for the user to input user-changeable information into a computer, the user-changeable information including at least one interest; a location determining system for obtaining user location information representing a location of a mobile wireless device of the user; a memory for storing person information about the at least one person; a computer data analysis system adapted for analyzing the person information based on criteria specified by the user, and outputting a person representation when the analyzing indicates that the person information contains data representing the at least one interest and meeting the specified criteria, the specified criteria including user-definable location-based information concerning a selected geographic area; and, a display device connected to the mobile wireless device for providing an indication when a person representation exists.