System for quickly finding the whereabouts of friends
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- establishing a location of the user in response to a request for the location of the user initiated by another user using a push notification service to send the request to the user and receive the response from the user with the relationship between the user and another user being defined as;
the another user has an electronic address of the user; and
the another user and user are both members of a group of users associated with an event whose contact data is stored within a database accessible by the push notification service;
establishing an estimated travel time of the user from the established location to a target location of the user;
determining in dependence upon at least the estimated travel time whether to provide the user with an alternate destination; and
providing the alternate destination to the user via a push notification service where the determination is positive;
whereinthe alternate destination is determined in dependence upon a role of a plurality of roles the user is qualified to perform which are associated with each location of a plurality of locations associated with the event to which the user and the another user are both members of the associated group of users; and
said role of a plurality of roles at least one of having a schedule whose timing overlaps that for which the user is available and for which there is a current shortage of required staff.
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Abstract
A method and/or system is disclosed allowing a user to quickly and easily obtain information on the location of another user or group of users. Such location information, may for example, be provided for quickly finding the whereabouts of friends, volunteers, employees, event attendees, etc. The system is comprised of a user application and a user connection server which utilizes push notification services. Accordingly, embodiments allow a user to ask, for example with a single button press/user selection, for the location of other users. In response to the request, the user can, for example with a single button press/user selection, choose to respond to the user. The requesting user then sees the location of the other user.
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18 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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establishing a location of the user in response to a request for the location of the user initiated by another user using a push notification service to send the request to the user and receive the response from the user with the relationship between the user and another user being defined as; the another user has an electronic address of the user; and the another user and user are both members of a group of users associated with an event whose contact data is stored within a database accessible by the push notification service; establishing an estimated travel time of the user from the established location to a target location of the user; determining in dependence upon at least the estimated travel time whether to provide the user with an alternate destination; and providing the alternate destination to the user via a push notification service where the determination is positive;
whereinthe alternate destination is determined in dependence upon a role of a plurality of roles the user is qualified to perform which are associated with each location of a plurality of locations associated with the event to which the user and the another user are both members of the associated group of users; and said role of a plurality of roles at least one of having a schedule whose timing overlaps that for which the user is available and for which there is a current shortage of required staff. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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establishing a location of the user in response to a request for the location of the user initiated by another user using a push notification service to send the request to the user and receive the response from the user with the relationship between the user and another user being defined as; the another user has an electronic address of the user; and the another user and user are both members of a group of users associated with an event planning service and whose contact data is stored within a database associated with the event planning service and accessible by the push notification service; and providing an alternate destination to the user via the push notification service;
whereinthe alternate destination is determined in dependence upon a role of a plurality of roles the user is qualified to perform which are associated with each location of a plurality of locations associated with the event to which the user and the another user are both members of the associated group of users; and said role of a plurality of roles at least one of having a schedule whose timing overlaps that for which the user is available and for which there is a current shortage of required staff. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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