System and method for coordinating meetings between users of a mobile communication network
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- one or more servers accessible from a network via one or more network interfaces;
one or more databases communicatively coupled to the one or more servers, the one or more servers configured to;
identify a first location corresponding to a current location of a first mobile device associated with a first end user of a plurality of end users;
identify a category based at least in part on detected user input as entered in real-time by the first end user into the first mobile device, wherein the category;
(a) relates to a type of location and is identified without a selection of the first end user;
(b) is identified based in part on parsing the user input received via the first mobile device to identify one or more keywords; and
(c) is identified based at least in part on the one or more keywords;
identify a chain of businesses as a preference of the first end user;
identify first information that is associated with the first end user, the first information comprising one or more of;
profile information relating to the first end user;
interest information relating to interests of the first end user;
historical information relating to past activities of the first end user; and
/orpreference information corresponding to one or more businesses associated with the first end user;
select a second location for proposal for the first end user, the second location corresponding to a first business, wherein the selecting is based at least in part on the first location, the category, identifying the first business as associated with the chain of businesses, and one or more of;
the interest information relating to interests of the first end user;
the historical information relating to past activities of the first end user; and
/orthe preference information corresponding to one or more businesses associated with the first end user; and
transmit an indication of the second location for proposal to the first mobile device.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided to coordinate meetings between users of mobile devices on a mobile communications network. Users of the mobile communication network send one another meeting invitations over the network. The system receives the current geospatial position of one or more such users, as well as category selections that relate to attributes of potential meeting locations meetings. The system selects meeting locations for users using the current geospati.al positions of the users and the category selections such that meeting locations are located at a geospati.al positions between the users. The system can additionally select meeting locations that factor in user preferences and historical activities.
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17 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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one or more servers accessible from a network via one or more network interfaces; one or more databases communicatively coupled to the one or more servers, the one or more servers configured to; identify a first location corresponding to a current location of a first mobile device associated with a first end user of a plurality of end users; identify a category based at least in part on detected user input as entered in real-time by the first end user into the first mobile device, wherein the category; (a) relates to a type of location and is identified without a selection of the first end user; (b) is identified based in part on parsing the user input received via the first mobile device to identify one or more keywords; and (c) is identified based at least in part on the one or more keywords; identify a chain of businesses as a preference of the first end user; identify first information that is associated with the first end user, the first information comprising one or more of; profile information relating to the first end user; interest information relating to interests of the first end user; historical information relating to past activities of the first end user; and
/orpreference information corresponding to one or more businesses associated with the first end user; select a second location for proposal for the first end user, the second location corresponding to a first business, wherein the selecting is based at least in part on the first location, the category, identifying the first business as associated with the chain of businesses, and one or more of; the interest information relating to interests of the first end user; the historical information relating to past activities of the first end user; and
/orthe preference information corresponding to one or more businesses associated with the first end user; and transmit an indication of the second location for proposal to the first mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. One or more non-transitory, machine-readable media having machine-readable instructions thereon, which instructions, when executed by one or more processing devices, cause the processing devices to:
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identify a first location corresponding to a current location of a first mobile device associated with a first end user of the plurality of end users; identify a category based at least in part on detected user input as entered in real-time by the first end user into the first mobile device, wherein the category; (a) relates to a type of location and is identified without a selection of the first user; (b) is identified based in part on parsing the user input received via the first mobile device to identify one or more keywords; and (c) is identified based at least in part on the one or more keywords; identify a chain of businesses as a preference of the first end user; identify first information that is associated with the first end user, the first information comprising one or more of; profile information relating to the first end user; interest information relating to interests of the first end user; historical information relating to past activities of the first end user; and
/orpreference information corresponding to one or more businesses associated with the first end user; select a second location for proposal for the first end user, the second location corresponding to a first business, wherein the selecting is based at least in part on the first location, the category, identifying the first business as associated with the chain of businesses, and one or more of; the interest information relating to interests of the first end user; the historical information relating to past activities of the first end user; and
/orthe preference information corresponding to one or more businesses associated with the first end user; and cause transmission of an indication of the second location for proposal to the first mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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identifying, by one or more servers, a first location corresponding to a current location of a first mobile device associated with a first end user of the plurality of end users; identifying, by the one or more servers, a category based at least in part on detected user input as entered in real-time by the first end user into the first mobile device, wherein the category; (a) relates to a type of location and is identified without a selection of the first user; (b) is identified based in part on parsing the user input received via the first mobile device to identify one or more keywords; and (c) is identified based at least in part on the one or more keywords; identifying, by the one or more servers, a chain of businesses as a preference of the first end user; identifying, by the one or more servers, first information that is associated with the first end user, the first information comprising one or more of; profile information relating to the first end user; interest information relating to interests of the first end user; historical information relating to past activities of the first end user; and
/orpreference information corresponding to one or more businesses associated with the first end user; selecting, by the one or more servers, a second location for proposal for the first end user, the second location corresponding to a first business, wherein the selecting is based at least in part on the first location, the category, identifying the first business as associated with the chain of businesses, and one or more of; the interest information relating to interests of the first end user; the historical information relating to past activities of the first end user; and
/orthe preference information corresponding to one or more businesses associated with the first end user; and causing, by the one or more servers, transmission of an indication of the second location for proposal to the first mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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