Patent ID: 8521185

Claim:
A method of interpersonal communications performed by at least one of: (i) at least one device, or (ii) a data processing system, the method comprising: determining that a first message is received, said first message being from a particular person and addressed to a particular user of a telecommunications terminal, wherein said telecommunications terminal is a wireless mobile device; directing said telecommunications terminal to convey to said user a first portion of said first message from said person, wherein said directing to convey said first portion: (a) is performed while said person is within a physical proximity to said user that is close enough to allow being observable to said user, and (b) at least indicates to said user the existence of said first message without providing information that would enable said user to visually identify said person in said user's physical environment as a person who has expressed interest in said user in particular; determining, based on said user indicating descriptive information of at least one of appearance or spatial position of said person while said person is within said physical proximity to said user, at least one of an address associated with said person in the address space of a telecommunications network or an indication of identity of said person; and directing said telecommunications terminal to convey to said user at least a second portion of said first message, wherein said directing said telecommunications terminal to convey to said user at least said second portion (a) is performed after said determining said at least one of an address or indication of identity of said person, (b) is performed while said person is within said proximity of said user, (c) at least conveys to said user information that is not conveyed by said directing to convey at least said first portion and (d) at least one of: (i) facilitates subsequent electronic communication between said user and said person or (ii) provides information that allows said user to visually identify said person in said user's physical environment as a person who has expressed interest in said user.