Patent ID: 8199734

Claim:
A method for processing data of common interest to users of a communication network, comprising: detecting the occurrence of a trigger event related to a pre-existing primary communication session between a first communication device and a remote second communication device, wherein the first communication device and the remote second communication device transmit and receive communication data between each other via the pre-existing primary communication session, and wherein the trigger event related to the pre-existing primary communication session reflects a status change of the pre-existing primary communication session; responsive to the occurrence of the trigger event, initiating the transmission of a first data object to the second communication device, via the communication network, wherein the first data object comprises information indicating one or more interests of a user of the first communication device; receiving a second data object formed in response to the first data object, wherein the second data object comprises data related to one or more common interests shared by users of the first and second communication devices; and processing the second data object.