Location-based social software for mobile devices

Abstract

A method of establishing connection between users of mobile devices includes receiving at a computer a location of a first user from a first mobile device, receiving from a second mobile device a location of a second user having an acquaintance relationship to the first user, and sending a message to the first mobile device based on the proximity of the first user to the second user.

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technical field

[0001] The present invention relates to a system and method for connecting people to each other, and more particularly, to connections between acquaintances for activities such as socialization. Background technique

[0002] Humans are social animals, some more social animals than others. We express this socialization through relationships, and we do so through the exchange of information. Many information exchange technologies have been used, from direct dialogue, to pyrotechnic signals, to the telegraph, to the telephone, and wireless communications such as cellular telephones. Modern technological modes of communication are very convenient, very easy to use, and very effective.

[0003] However, initiating communication is not always easy. Such steps usually involve having all communicating people, whether in the same room, on a single telephone call, or in what is often called a "meeting" in a business setting, or perhaps a "party" or "talk", all comm...

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