SYSTEMS FOR COMMUNICATING CURRENT AND FUTURE ACTIVITY INFORMATION AMONG MOBILE INTERNET USERS AND METHODS THEREFOR
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for sharing current location information among users by using relationship information stored in a database, the method comprising:
- receiving a message sent from a sender'"'"'s communication device, the message containing self-declared location information indicating a physical location of the sender at the time the sender sent the message determined without the aid of automatic location determination technology;
determining from the message the sender'"'"'s identity and based on the sender'"'"'s identify and the relationship information stored in the database, determining a plurality of users associated with the sender and who have agreed to receive messages from the sender, each of the plurality of users having a communication device; and
sending a notification message to the communication device of each of the determined users, the notification message containing the sender'"'"'s self-declared location information.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method implemented via the Internet for coordinating a current or future event between a user of a mobile Internet device and other users communicating through the Internet. The method includes receiving the current or future activity information pertaining to the future event from the user via the mobile Internet device. The current activity pertains to an activity occurring at a current time relative to a time the future activity information is received. The future activity pertains to an activity occurring at a future time relative to a time the future activity information is received. The method further includes transmitting the current or future activity information to a backend database coupled to the Internet, the backend database being remote from the mobile Internet device. The method further includes rendering the current or future activity information accessible to at least one recipient via the Internet. The recipient represents a subset of the users coupled to the Internet and having access privilege to information pertaining to the current or future event involving the user.
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25 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for sharing current location information among users by using relationship information stored in a database, the method comprising:
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receiving a message sent from a sender'"'"'s communication device, the message containing self-declared location information indicating a physical location of the sender at the time the sender sent the message determined without the aid of automatic location determination technology;
determining from the message the sender'"'"'s identity and based on the sender'"'"'s identify and the relationship information stored in the database, determining a plurality of users associated with the sender and who have agreed to receive messages from the sender, each of the plurality of users having a communication device; and
sending a notification message to the communication device of each of the determined users, the notification message containing the sender'"'"'s self-declared location information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-implemented system for sharing current location information between a sender having a communication device and a plurality of users each having a communication device, comprising:
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a database unit having stored therein contact information for the plurality of users, and relationship information associating the sender with each of the plurality of users based on a relationship between the sender and each of the plurality of users;
a server device coupled to the database unit and to a communications network, wherein the server device receives a message sent from the sender'"'"'s communication device that contains self-declared location information indicating a physical location of the sender at the time the sender sent the message determined without the aid of automatic location determination technology, wherein in response to receiving the message the server device;
i) determines from the message the sender'"'"'s identify, ii) determines, based on the sender'"'"'s identity and the relationship information, a plurality of users to whom to send a notification message and who are associated with the sender and have agreed to be sent the notification message, and iii) sends the notification message to the communication device of each of the determined users, the notification message containing the sender'"'"'s self-declared location information. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-implemented method for sharing current activity information among users by using relationship information stored in a database accessible by a server computer, the method comprising:
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receiving a message sent from a sender'"'"'s communication device, the message containing activity information indicating a current activity of the sender at the time the sender sent the message;
the server computer determining from the message the sender'"'"'s identity and based on the sender'"'"'s identify and the relationship information stored in the database, determining a plurality of users associated with the sender who have agreed to receive messages from the sender, each of the plurality of users having a communication device; and
sending a notification message to the communication device of each of the determined users, the notification message containing the activity information indicating the current activity of the sender. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer-implemented method for sharing future location information among users by using relationship information stored in a database, the method comprising:
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receiving a message sent from a sender'"'"'s communication device, the message containing self-declared future location information indicating a physical location of the sender at a time in the future with respect to the time the sender sent the message;
determining from the message the sender'"'"'s identity and based on the sender'"'"'s identify and the relationship information stored in the database, determining a plurality of users associated with the sender and who have agreed to receive messages from the sender, each of the plurality of users having a communication device; and
sending a notification message to the communication device of each of the determined users, the notification message containing the sender'"'"'s self-declared future location information. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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