Geographical location information sharing among wireless devices
First Claim
1. A system for sharing geographical information for one or more wireless telecommunication devices with other wireless telecommunication devices across a wireless network, comprising:
- a first wireless telecommunication device selectively communicating with other wireless telecommunication devices across a wireless network, the first wireless telecommunication device selectively generating information about the geographical location of that wireless telecommunication device;
a set of one or more target wireless communication devices that are designated by the first wireless communication device; and
at least one server in selective communication with one or more wireless telecommunication devices across the wireless network, the server storing the identity of the set designated by the first wireless telecommunication device and the server controlling communication between the first wireless telecommunications device and the designated set of the target wireless telecommunications devices, wherein the first wireless telecommunication device selectively sends geographical location information to the at least one server for sharing the geographical information with the set of target wireless telecommunication devices designated by the first wireless telecommunication device.
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Abstract
A system and method for sharing geographical location information among a set of wireless telecommunication devices, such as mobile telephones. A first wireless telecommunication device generates geographical location information of that wireless telecommunication device, either through a resident device such as a GPS device, or has another computer device on the network provide the geographic location information, and then shares the geographical location information through sending the location information to one or more servers for relay to a predesignated target set of wireless telecommunication devices. The server stores the identity of member devices of the target set and controls communication between the first wireless telecommunications device and the member devices of the target set. A second server can be used to modify the geographical information, such as providing a map showing the location of the first wireless telecommunication device and other member devices of the target set.
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61 Claims
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1. A system for sharing geographical information for one or more wireless telecommunication devices with other wireless telecommunication devices across a wireless network, comprising:
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a first wireless telecommunication device selectively communicating with other wireless telecommunication devices across a wireless network, the first wireless telecommunication device selectively generating information about the geographical location of that wireless telecommunication device;
a set of one or more target wireless communication devices that are designated by the first wireless communication device; and
at least one server in selective communication with one or more wireless telecommunication devices across the wireless network, the server storing the identity of the set designated by the first wireless telecommunication device and the server controlling communication between the first wireless telecommunications device and the designated set of the target wireless telecommunications devices, wherein the first wireless telecommunication device selectively sends geographical location information to the at least one server for sharing the geographical information with the set of target wireless telecommunication devices designated by the first wireless telecommunication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for sharing geographical information between telecommunication devices on a wireless network, comprising:
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a first wireless telecommunication means for selectively communicating with other wireless telecommunication means across a wireless network, the first wireless telecommunication means including a means for generating the geographical location of the first wireless telecommunication means;
a set of one or more target wireless communication means that are designated by the first wireless communication means; and
a control means for storing the identity of the set designated by the first wireless telecommunication means and the control means controlling communication between the first wireless telecommunication means and the designated set, wherein the first wireless telecommunication means selectively sends geographical location information to the control means for sharing with the set of target wireless telecommunication means.
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17. A method for sharing geographical location information for one or more wireless telecommunication devices with other wireless telecommunication devices across a wireless network, comprising the steps of:
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designating a set of one or more target wireless communication devices by a first wireless communication device, the first wireless telecommunication device selectively communicating with other wireless telecommunication devices across a wireless network;
storing the identity of the set of wireless telecommunication devices designated by the first wireless telecommunication device at one or more servers, the one or more servers controlling communication between the first wireless telecommunications device and the wireless telecommunication devices designated set of the first wireless telecommunications device;
selectively generating information about the geographical location of a first wireless telecommunication device;
selectively sending geographical location information from the first wireless telecommunication device to the one or more servers; and
sharing the geographical location information at the one or more servers with the set of target wireless telecommunication devices designated by the first wireless telecommunication device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method for sharing geographical location information for one or more wireless telecommunication devices with other wireless telecommunication devices across a wireless network, comprising:
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a step for designating a set of one or more target wireless communication devices by a first wireless communication device, the first wireless telecommunication device selectively communicating with other wireless telecommunication devices across a wireless network;
a step for storing the identity of the set of wireless telecommunication devices designated by the first wireless telecommunication device at one or more servers, the one or more servers controlling communication between the first wireless telecommunications device and the designated set of wireless telecommunication devices for the first wireless telecommunications device;
a step for selectively generating information about the geographical location of a first wireless telecommunication device;
a step for selectively sending geographical information from the first wireless telecommunication device to the one or more servers; and
a step for sharing the geographical information at the one or more servers with the set of target wireless telecommunication devices designated by the first wireless telecommunication device.
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- 33. A wireless telecommunication device that selectively shares geographical information with other wireless telecommunication devices across a wireless network, the device selectively generating information about the geographical location of that wireless telecommunication device, the device selectively communicating with least one server across the wireless network wherein the server stores the identity of one or more predesignated sets of target wireless telecommunication devices, and the device selectively sending geographical location information to the at least one server for sharing the geographical information with the one or more predesignated sets of target wireless telecommunication devices.
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40. A program stored in a computer readable medium, that when executed by a wireless telecommunication device, causes the device to perform the steps of:
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selectively generating information about the geographical location of a first wireless telecommunication device, the first wireless telecommunication device selectively communicating with other wireless telecommunication devices across a wireless network; and
sharing the geographical location information with a predetermined target set of other wireless telecommunication devices through selectively sending geographical location information from the first wireless telecommunication device to one or more servers wherein the one or more servers sharing the geographical location information with the set of target wireless telecommunication devices. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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- 46. A server in selective communication with one or more wireless telecommunication devices across the wireless network, the server storing the identity of the set of wireless telecommunication devices designated by a first wireless telecommunication device and controlling communication between the first wireless telecommunications device and the designated set of wireless telecommunication devices of the first wireless telecommunications devices, the server receiving generated geographical location information from the first wireless telecommunication device of that wireless telecommunication device and sharing the geographical location information for the first wireless telecommunication devices with one or more wireless telecommunication devices of the target set.
- 53. A server for providing geographic location data for one or more wireless telecommunication devices to one or more devices of a set of target wireless telecommunication devices, the server selectively communicating with a wireless network and receiving from one or more data-transmitting servers on the wireless network geographical location information for one or more wireless devices and a target set of one or more target wireless telecommunication devices that are to share the geographical location data, and the server selectively sharing the geographical location information with one or more of the wireless telecommunication devices of the target set.
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