GPS enabled cell phone with common interest alerts

摘要

A "seeking" wireless terminal determines its location coordinates via access of its GPS receiver. The seeking wireless terminal then sends a seeking request via a supporting wireless network infrastructure. The seeking request includes at least one interest item entered by a user of the seeking wireless terminal and also the location coordinates of the seeking wireless terminal. The location coordinates may include an elevation of the wireless terminal. The seeking wireless terminal receives a seeking response via the supporting wireless network infrastructure that includes location coordinates of a "sought" wireless terminal. The seeking wireless terminal accesses a map segment corresponding to the location coordinates of the seeking wireless terminal and to the location coordinates of the sought wireless terminal. Then, the seeking wireless terminal displays the map segment, an icon that represents the seeking wireless terminal, and an icon that represents the sought wireless terminal.