Location or Activity Monitor
First Claim
1. A method of providing location information for a first individual to a second individual comprising the steps of:
- storing location information relating to a plurality of locations of the first individual, each location being associated with a time period for which the respective location is an active location and a user-defined description of the respective location;
receiving, at a time, a request from the second individual for location information for the first individual; and
providing to the second individual location information for the first individual for the location that is the active location at the time of the request.
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Abstract
A Location or Activity or Presence Monitor enables a Providing Member to supply visibility in real-time to Requesting Members of their current location or activity, a literal or abstract description of their current location, the communications services available to them at their current location, and their willingness and ability to communicate. The presented Location or Activity information may be personalised depending upon a Member Group assigned by the Providing Member to the Requesting Member. Requesting Members who submit an enquiry for current Location or Activity information relating to a particular Providing Member will see the personalised Location or Activity information for the Providing Member'"'"'s current location.
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23 Claims
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1. A method of providing location information for a first individual to a second individual comprising the steps of:
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storing location information relating to a plurality of locations of the first individual, each location being associated with a time period for which the respective location is an active location and a user-defined description of the respective location;
receiving, at a time, a request from the second individual for location information for the first individual; and
providing to the second individual location information for the first individual for the location that is the active location at the time of the request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 21)
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15. An apparatus for providing location information for an individual to a client device comprising:
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a database for storing location information relating to a plurality of locations of the first individual, each location being associated with a time period for which the respective location is an active location and a user-defined description of the respective location; and
a processor in communication with the database, the processor being programmed to;
receive, at a time, a request from the client device for location information for the first individual;
retrieve, from the database, location information for the first individual for the location that is the active location at the time of the request; and
provide the retrieved location information to the client device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of retrieving location related information about a first user by a second user comprising the steps of:
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receiving from the second user identification information identifying the first user;
determining a current local time for the first user;
retrieving from a database details of a location including contact information for the first user for the current local time; and
displaying the retrieved details to the second user.
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22. The method of claim 22, wherein the formatting step includes the addition or deletion of area or country codes.
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23. A method of providing location information for a first individual to a second individual comprising the steps of:
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storing location information relating to a plurality of locations of the first individual;
receiving a request from the second individual for the local time of the first individual located at one of the plurality of locations;
calculating from the location information the local time for the first individual; and
providing to the second individual the local time of the first individual.
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