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Apple's Location-Based Buddy Patent

Can you find me now? That's what Apple iPhone users will say if the Cupertino, Calif. company gets its way. Bill Slawski tells us about a patent application based on location and social networking technologies. The patent from Apple describes the ability for people to find each other based on common interests, experiences or both. The description, complete with illustrations of the "buddy finder" feature, details how someone would create a personal profile or a personal preference list to specify what kind of people they would like to meet.

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