Abstract: A method for detecting matching profiles in an environment of wireless terminals each having a short range communications capability, comprises the steps of: —generating profiles respectively belonging to a plurality of users, —storing said profiles in wireless terminals associated with said user, —when a pair of terminals become in range with each other, automatically establishing a short range bidirectional communications channel therebetween, —through this channel, transmitting the profiles stored in each terminal to the other terminal, performing a matching test between said received profiles and other profiles previously stored in the terminal, and—when a matching between profiles is determined by a terminal, providing profile matching information so that the users to which said profiles belong can be put in connection with each other. The present invention also provides other related communication methods, as well as a terminal and a system for implementing the methods.

Abstract: A method for detecting matching profiles in an environment of wireless terminals each having a short range communications capability, comprises the steps of: generating profiles respectively belonging to a plurality of users, storing said profiles in wireless terminals associated with said user, when a pair of terminals become in range with each other, automatically establishing a short range bidirectional communications channel therebetween, through this channel, transmitting the profiles stored in each terminal to the other terminal, performing a matching test between said received profiles and other profiles previously stored in the terminal, and when a matching between profiles is determined by a terminal, providing profile matching information so that the users to which said profiles belong can be put in connection with each other. The present invention also provides other related communication methods, as well as a terminal and a system for implementing the methods.