Patent ID: 8374584

Claim:
A first mobile, wireless communication device comprising: a memory configured to store data associating a first user of the first mobile, wireless communication device with a second user of a second mobile, wireless communication device, wherein the first user and the second user are peers within a communication grouping; and a communication module configured to, based on the data associating the first user of the first mobile, wireless communication device with the second user of the second mobile, wireless communication device, establish a communication link between the first mobile, wireless communication device and the second mobile, wireless communication device, wherein in response to the second user of the second mobile, wireless communication device being within a predetermined range of the first user of the first mobile, wireless communication device, the first mobile, wireless communication device is configured to automatically receive, via the communication link, notification that the second user of the second mobile, wireless communication device is within the predetermined range of the first user of the first mobile, wireless communication device.