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Undesirable encounter avoidance

  • US 10,117,054 B1
  • Filed: 06/14/2017
  • Issued: 10/30/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of allowing a user to avoid unwanted encounters, the method comprising:

  • determining whether an undesirable contact of the user has opted for sharing location information;

    in response to determining that the undesirable contact has opted for sharing location information, collecting a location signal from the undesirable contact;

    forecasting anticipated locations of the user over a period;

    forecasting anticipated locations of the undesirable contact over the period based on the location signal of the undesirable contact;

    determining a potential of encounter between the user and the undesirable contact based on analysis of anticipated locations of the user and the anticipated locations of the undesirable contact over the period; and

    generating an undesirable encounter avoidance scheme based on the potential of encounter.

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