Patent ID: 8831640

Claim:
A method for notifying proximity of users of mobile communication terminals, comprising: a) obtaining by a mobile communication terminal a distance, derived by a remote server, between a position of another mobile communication terminal and a position of the mobile communication terminal; b) determining by the mobile communication terminal whether the distance falls within a predetermined distance range associated with the other mobile communication terminal, said predetermined distance range being different from a predetermined distance range associated with a third mobile communication terminal; c) in case the distance falls within the predetermined distance range, generating by the mobile communication terminal a notification for a user of the mobile communication terminal; d) updating, by the mobile communication terminal, data defining a time interval associated with the other mobile communication terminal, said updating depending on a predetermined threshold distance and on the obtained distance, said time interval proportional to a difference between the predetermined threshold distance and the obtained distance, and said data being different from data defining a time interval associated with the third mobile communication terminal; and repeating steps a), b) and c) after the time interval associated with the other mobile communication terminal.