Methods for sending messages based on the location of mobile users in a communication network
First Claim
1. A method for allowing a first user to leave a message for at least one of a plurality of second users using a communication network, wherein the first user has a first user interface and each second user has a second user interface, comprising:
- having the first user travel to a location with the first user interface;
having the first user use the user interface at the location to send to the communication network;
a message to at least one second user, and data indicative of the location;
having the communication network send the message to the at least second user at his second user interface upon confirmation that the second user is substantially near the location.
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Abstract
A system and procedure for posting and receiving location-based messages in a wireless communication based network. The system allows messages to be posted to specified users and to be associated with a particular location for which the message is pertinent. The messages can be left when a user passes a particular location, or the user can specify the location for the message even if not present at that location. The messages can then be displayed at a user interface of the recipient either when the recipient nears that location, or they can be reviewed in advance. Such location-based messages can be left either for another user or for the same user that is posting the method. The posted and received messages can be textual, audio, video, or pictorial messages and may be superimposed on computerized maps to make association between the message and the location more meaningful. Regardless, the disclosed system and methods allow messages to be associated with particular locations of interest.
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1. A method for allowing a first user to leave a message for at least one of a plurality of second users using a communication network, wherein the first user has a first user interface and each second user has a second user interface, comprising:
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having the first user travel to a location with the first user interface;
having the first user use the user interface at the location to send to the communication network;
a message to at least one second user, and data indicative of the location;
having the communication network send the message to the at least second user at his second user interface upon confirmation that the second user is substantially near the location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for allowing a user to leave a message for himself at a location using a user interface, comprising:
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having the user send to the communication network at a first time;
a message, and data indicative of the location;
having the communication network send the message to the user interface upon confirmation that the user is substantially near the location at a second time later than the first time. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A method for allowing a first user to leave a message for at least one second user using a communication network, wherein the first user has a first user interface and the second user has a second user interface, comprising:
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having the first user use the first user interface to send to the communication network;
a message to the second user, and an identification code of the second user to the communication network;
having the communication network send the message, and data indicative of a location of the first user, to the second user interface;
wherein communication network sends the message upon confirmation of the second user'"'"'s identification code. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. A method for allowing a user to leave a message for the user using a communication network, wherein the user has a user interface, comprising:
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having the user use the user interface to send to the communication network;
a message to the user, data indicative of the location, and an identification code of the user to the communication network;
having the communication network send the message and the data indicative of the location to the user interface;
wherein communication network sends the message upon confirmation of the user'"'"'s identification code. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
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