System and method for identifiable communication channel setup between terminals without previous contact
AssigneeSony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
InventorTroed Sangberg
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Abstract
A method for sending and receiving a virtual “shout” between two mobile terminals is provided. The method includes the steps of detecting mobile terminals in a near area of the sending terminal and presenting the detected terminals on a display on the sending terminal. At least one of the detected terminals may be selected and a “shout” is sent to the selected mobile terminal. The “shout” may be received in the selected mobile terminal and the user a user of the selected receiving terminal may be alerted as indication of a received “shout”.
Claims28
A method for sending and receiving shout messages between a sending terminal and at least one receiving terminal, wherein said method comprising the steps of:
- detecting receiving terminals in a near area of said sending terminal;
- presenting said detected receiving terminals on a display on said sending terminal;
- selecting at least one of said receiving terminals;
- sending a shout message and identification data of said sending terminal to said at least one selected receiving terminal;
- receiving said shout message and identification data in said at least one selected receiving terminal;
- and
- alerting a user of said receiving terminal indicating said received shout message.
A communication terminal comprising,
- means for receiving shout messages with identification data;
- means for sending shout messages with identification data;
- means for detecting other communication terminals in a near area of said terminal;
- means for presenting said detected other communication terminals on a display of said terminal;
- and
- means for selecting at least one of said other terminals,
- wherein said terminal further comprising means for alerting a user of said terminal indicating a received shout message from any one of said other terminals.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.