Network Manager System for Location-Aware Mobile Communication Devices
First Claim
1. A location-aware mobile communication device system comprising:
- a registration component allowing a first user and second user to register for a location sharing service by validating possession of a respective location-aware mobile device;
a configuration component allowing the first user to invite the second user to establish a trusted relationship on a server computer coupled to each of the first and second user;
a location sharing component displaying a location of the first user on the mobile device of the second user, when the trusted relationship has been established, and the first user has enabled location display of the first user'"'"'s respective mobile device on the mobile device of the second user;
an external network manager component enabling the first user to transmit the location of the first user to a third user with whom a trusted relationship has not been established, wherein the third user is defined in a contact list resident on the first user'"'"'s respective mobile device, and wherein the location is transmitted to the third user as an SMS message.
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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 comprehensive network manager process provides management functions to allow communication with mobile phone users outside of the service network and allows for efficient communication with groups of users within the service network.
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12 Claims
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1. A location-aware mobile communication device system comprising:
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a registration component allowing a first user and second user to register for a location sharing service by validating possession of a respective location-aware mobile device; a configuration component allowing the first user to invite the second user to establish a trusted relationship on a server computer coupled to each of the first and second user; a location sharing component displaying a location of the first user on the mobile device of the second user, when the trusted relationship has been established, and the first user has enabled location display of the first user'"'"'s respective mobile device on the mobile device of the second user; an external network manager component enabling the first user to transmit the location of the first user to a third user with whom a trusted relationship has not been established, wherein the third user is defined in a contact list resident on the first user'"'"'s respective mobile device, and wherein the location is transmitted to the third user as an SMS message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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