Geo-Tagged Journal System for Location-Aware Mobile Communication Devices
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving a journal entry created by a user through a location-aware mobile device that is coupled to a plurality of other user'"'"'s through a communication network;
determining a location of the user through a location-determination circuit on the location-aware mobile device;
determining a creation time of the journal entry through a clock circuit on the location-aware mobile device;
tagging the journal entry with at least one of the location and creation time;
storing the journal entry in a database; and
providing access to the journal entry by other users of the communication network.
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Abstract
Embodiments of a location sharing network manager process are described. The process is executed on a server computer coupled to a plurality of mobile communication devices over a wireless network. Each mobile device is a location-aware mobile communication device. The process determines the geographic location of a mobile communication device operated by a user within an area, displays a map representation of the area around the mobile communication device on a graphical user interface of the mobile communication device, and superimposes on the map the respective locations of one or more other trusted users of mobile communication devices coupled to the mobile communication device over the network. A journal creation and management component provides tools for users to create and store user-generated content in the form of an online journal. This user-generated content can be automatically tagged with location information provided by the location-aware mobile communication device. Such geo-tagged journal information can be shared with specific users in the network or utilized by users with specific interest in the location dimension of the journal content. The user-generated content can be provided in the form of text or graphic messages, pictures, audio/video clips, and the like.
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17 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a journal entry created by a user through a location-aware mobile device that is coupled to a plurality of other user'"'"'s through a communication network; determining a location of the user through a location-determination circuit on the location-aware mobile device; determining a creation time of the journal entry through a clock circuit on the location-aware mobile device; tagging the journal entry with at least one of the location and creation time; storing the journal entry in a database; and providing access to the journal entry by other users of the communication network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14)
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10. A location-aware mobile communication device system comprising:
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a location determination component determining the relative locations of a plurality of mobile devices within a defined area; a map display component displaying a scalable map on each mobile device of the plurality of mobile devices; a location sharing component displaying the location of a first mobile device on the scalable map and displaying the locations of one or more other mobile devices on the scalable map when a trusted relationship has been established between a user of the first mobile device and respective users of the one or more other mobile devices, and a location sharing option has been enabled; a journal management component receiving a journal entry created by a user through the location-aware mobile device that is coupled to a plurality of other devices of the plurality of mobile devices; a clock circuit determining a creation time of the journal entry to allow tagging of the journal entry with at least one of the location and creation time; a database storing the journal entry; and a user interface component providing access to the journal entry by at least some of the users of the other devices of the plurality of mobile devices. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17)
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