Abstract: A device includes a memory to store a plurality of instructions and a processor to execute instructions in the memory to determine a location of a mobile communication device, determine a direction of movement of the mobile communication device, identify other mobile communication devices within a particular distance of the mobile communication device, identify other mobile communication devices moving in a particular direction with respect to the mobile communication device, and store, in the memory, a list of the identified other mobile communication devices.

Abstract: A multi-tapable predictive text method and device that allows for both multi-tap and predictive text entry to be used in conjunction thereby facilitating entry of text in languages having a large number or characters and/or on devices having a small number of keys. The method includes selecting at least one set of symbols from a plurality of sets of symbols associated with at least one key of an input device, at least one of the sets of symbols corresponding to at least two alphanumeric characters, and each set of symbols selectable by activating the key a prescribed number of times, analyzing the selected sets of symbols using a predictive text engine to generate a list of potential character strings, and displaying at least one of the potential character strings of the list of character strings for selection by a user.