Location-based operations and messaging
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1. A location-based communication system comprising:
- a first mobile device configured to provide information concerning a physical location of the first mobile device;
an intermediate computing device configured to receive the information concerning the physical location of the first mobile device; and
a second mobile device configured to determine a medium for communications to a user of the first mobile device based on at least the physical location of the first mobile device as indicated by the information concerning physical location maintained at the intermediate computing device.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for using location information to determine a medium to use for communications to a user of a mobile device are provided. The user'"'"'s mobile device provides location information to in intermediate computing device. That location information is accessed and used to determine, from a plurality of media, which to use for communications with the user. In various embodiments of the present invention, the user'"'"'s mobile device can receive location-based content and commands.
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1. A location-based communication system comprising:
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a first mobile device configured to provide information concerning a physical location of the first mobile device; an intermediate computing device configured to receive the information concerning the physical location of the first mobile device; and a second mobile device configured to determine a medium for communications to a user of the first mobile device based on at least the physical location of the first mobile device as indicated by the information concerning physical location maintained at the intermediate computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A location-based communication system comprising:
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a first mobile device configured to provide information concerning a physical location of the first mobile device; an intermediate computing device configured to receive the information concerning the physical location of the first mobile device and determine a medium for communications to a user of the first mobile device based on at least the physical location of the first mobile device; and a second mobile device configured to receive information concerning the communication medium. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for determining a medium for communications to a user of a first mobile device, comprising:
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receiving information concerning an identification of the user of the first mobile device; receiving location information from the first mobile device, wherein the location information identifies a physical location of the first mobile device; and providing the user information and the location information to a second mobile device, wherein the second mobile device is configured to determine a medium to use for communications to the user, based on at least the location of the first mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer-readable medium having embodied thereon a program, the program being executable by a processor to perform a method for location-based operations comprising:
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receiving information concerning an identification of a user of a first mobile device; receiving location information from the first mobile device, wherein the location information identifies a physical location of the first mobile device; and determining a medium for communications to the user, based on at least the location of the first mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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