System for enabling interactive socialization of users at a location or geographic radius thereof

1. A system for enabling interactive socialization of users at a venue and employing a wireless interactive device capable of (i) receiving and transmitting messages, (ii) accepting input through a user interface, and (iii) displaying messages on an electronic display, the system comprising:

a. a registration means for registering a user or activating said system on said wireless interactive device;

b. location determination means comprising global positioning system;

c. on-location update means for publishing the availability of the system;

d. user location means carried out by said system for checking for other active sessions within said venue;

e. data means for running a list of active sessions against a user compatibility engine;

f. transmission means for transmitting a notification to each user issuing a compatibility match listing compatible users at said venue;

g. intercommunication means wherein said user receives said compatibility match notification and can respond with a message, block or ignore based on the compatible user/users located at said venue;

h. mapping means capable of mapping out each compatible user's location and guiding each of said user's to one another; and

i. said venue including a local radius vicinity or penumbra of said venue.

2. A system for enabling interactive socialization of users at a venue as recited by claim 1 , wherein said wireless interactive device includes a receiving device that receives said locations of active users at a central processing station or distributed processing stations; a storage device that stores said received locations; a central processor adapted to process said locations and compare local said users compatibility data for determining said compatibility match listing; and transmission means for transmitting said compatibility match listing and said locations to said users within said venue.

3. A system for enabling interactive socialization of users at a venue as recited by claim 1 , wherein said venue is a public venue such as a shopping mall, grocery store, sport stadium, restaurant, bar or nightclub.

4. A system for enabling interactive socialization of users at a venue as recited by claim 1 , wherein said venue is based on a group or niche location, such as a church or professional meeting or conference.

5. A system for enabling interactive socialization of users at a venue as recited by claim 1 , wherein said activating of said system on said wireless interactive device is automatic, based on said venue and/or location of said user.

6. A system for enabling interactive socialization of users at a venue as recited by claim 1 , wherein said user compatibility engine includes compatibility data comprising sex, age, age range, interests, professional interests, hobbies, relationship status, physical attributes, physical activity level and/or sport team interests.

7. A system for enabling interactive socialization of users at a venue as recited by claim 1 , wherein said compatibility match listing that is issued to each of said users in said venue includes a compatibility rating score.

8. A system for enabling interactive socialization of users at a venue as recited by claim 7 , wherein if said compatibility rating score is less than a given score said users are not notified of each other's locations.

9. A system for enabling interactive socialization of users at a venue as recited by claim 1 , wherein said system is integrated within said venue and said user can respond with a message to said compatible user through said venue.

10. A system for enabling interactive socialization of users at a venue as recited by claim 1 , wherein said user must initialize said system for activating said system on said wireless interactive device.

11. A system for enabling interactive socialization of users at a venue or geographic radius or locus, comprising:

a. a network/cloud service;

b. registration means for registering a user;

c. location determination means comprising a global positioning system providing a local latitude and longitude location;

d. on-location update means for publishing the availability of the service;

e. user location means carried out by the service for checking for other active sessions within a geographic region based on the location;

f. data means for running a list of active sessions against a user compatibility engine;

g. transmission means for transmitting a notification to each user that contains a compatibility match listing compatible users in the venue;

h. intercommunication means wherein the user receives the compatibility match notification and can respond with a message, block or ignore based on the compatible user/users located at the venue;

i. mapping means capable of mapping out each compatible user's location and guiding each of said user's to one another; and

j. said venue including a local radius vicinity or penumbra of said venue.