DOWNLOADABLE SERVER-CLIENT COLLABORATIVE MOBILE SOCIAL COMPUTING APPLICATION
First Claim
1. A method for providing a location-based social computing system, comprising the steps of:
- receiving login information from a first user device;
polling said first user device to determine a geographic location of said first user device;
establishing a social network of additional user devices based on said geographic location of said first user device;
providing a graphical representation of said social network to said first user device.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Systems and methods for collaborative and interactive computer applications. A downloadable server-client collaborative mobile social computing application and methods for using the same that connect users based on both their physical location and mutual geographic proximity. A wide variety of Web-enabled devices may be used by members to access the system and interact with other members using both geographic proximity and user-defined preferences to match different users. The system is characterized by its location based services and high degree of user configurable options to provide users with both an entertaining experience and rich social interactions.
-
Citations
20 Claims
-
1. A method for providing a location-based social computing system, comprising the steps of:
-
receiving login information from a first user device; polling said first user device to determine a geographic location of said first user device; establishing a social network of additional user devices based on said geographic location of said first user device; providing a graphical representation of said social network to said first user device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
-
-
15. A location-based social computing system, comprising:
-
a database cluster; at least one user device in communication with said database cluster for accessing said system; means for determining the geographic location of said at least one user device; means for determining a social network of users within a predefined distance from the geographic location of said at least one user; and means for presenting a graphical user interface display on said at least one user device including a graphical representation of the location of each user of said determined social network. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
-
-
19. A method for determining the geographic location of a client device in communication with a remote server, comprising the steps of:
-
receiving an electronic communication from said client device; probing said client for a default gateway address to obtain location information; comparing said obtained location information against a database of stored location information; establishing the geographic location of said client device based on said comparing step.
-
-
20. The method of claim 20, wherein said probing step includes using an ARP command to obtain said obtained location information.
Specification