SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING THE GROWTH OF A MOBILE COMMUNITY

A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY MATCHING A PLURALITY OF MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS IS DISCLOSED. THE SYSTEM INCLUDES AT LEAST ONE SERVER (104, 202) FOR RECEIVING FROM EACH MOBILE SUBSCRIBER (101) WITHIN THE PLURALITY OF MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS A CONTACT LIST (102, 200). SAID SERVER (104, 202) IS ADAPTED TO PROCESS THE CONTACT LIST (102) TO PRODUCE A SET OF NORMALISED CONTACT INFORMATION FOR EACH SUBSCRIBER IN THE SYSTEM; COMPARE THE SET NORMALISED CONTACT INFORMATION FOR A SELECTED SUBSCRIBER WITH A SUBSCRIBER NETWORK IDENTIFICATION ASSIGNED TO EACH SUBSCRIBER WITH THE SYSTEM; IDENTIFY SUBSCRIBER NETWORK IDENTIFICATIONS THAT MATCH ENTRIES CONTAINED IN THE SET NORMALISED CONTACT INFORMATION OF SAID SELECTED SUBSCRIBER; COMPILE A LISTING OF THE MATCHED SUBSCRIBER NETWORK IDENTIFICATIONS; AND FORWARD AN INVITE (106) TO EACH SUBSCRIBER WITHIN THE LISTING OF MATCHED SUBSCRIBER NETWORK IDENTIFICATIONS.