Patent ID: 7308269

Claim:
A method for a user of a mobile terminal to receive information in a short-range communication from a local information source, the method comprising the steps of: maintaining, on the mobile terminal, filter data indicative of information the mobile terminal user is desirous of viewing; receiving, by the mobile terminal, the short-range communication from the local information source, wherein the short-range communication comprises a message and communication data indicative of the nature of information in the short-range communication; displaying on a display of the mobile terminal at least a portion of the message in the short range communication; performing, by the mobile terminal, a comparison between the communication data and the filter data according to a predetermined criteria; and providing, by the mobile terminal, a sensible indication to the mobile terminal user if predetermined criteria between the communication data and the filter data are met within the comparison, wherein the short-range communication comprises a body and a header, wherein the body comprises the message, wherein the header comprises a banner and at least one keyword, and wherein the at least one keyword comprises the communication data indicative of the nature of information in the short-range communication.