METHODS AND DEVICES FOR ATTRACTING GROUPS BASED UPON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE LOCATION
First Claim
1. A method of attracting individuals together, comprising:
- receiving a signal from a first mobile communications device that is indicative of a current location of the first mobile communications device;
finding an attractor of a first group defined for an area encompassing the current location of the mobile communications device; and
sending the attractor of the first group to the first mobile communications device.
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Abstract
Individuals carrying a mobile communications device may send and/or receive attractor signals that specify where pre-defined groups are meeting at large gathering such as sporting events or concerts. The groups may be open to the public or may be private. The attractor signals are sent to those mobile communications devices of the group that are currently present at the event location rather than to all potential members of the group. The attractors may present information regarding where the meeting point is, who initiated the attractor signal, which individuals have responded to the attractor or are already at the meeting point, and so forth. The attractors maybe updated to with more current information including new guidance data as the user receiving the attractor changes location in an attempt to find the meeting point.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of attracting individuals together, comprising:
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receiving a signal from a first mobile communications device that is indicative of a current location of the first mobile communications device; finding an attractor of a first group defined for an area encompassing the current location of the mobile communications device; and sending the attractor of the first group to the first mobile communications device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer readable medium containing instructions that perform acts comprising:
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receiving a signal at a mobile communications device that specifies a list of groups defined for a current location of the mobile communications device; receiving at the mobile communications device a selection from the list of groups; sending a signal specifying the selected group; and in response to sending the signal specifying the selected group, receiving at the mobile communications device at least one attractor for the selected group. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A mobile communications device, comprising:
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a transceiver that communicates with a mobile communications network; a location device; a user input device; an output device; and a processor that sends and receives signals via the transceiver, the signals including attractors for groups to which the mobile communications device is associated and including location signals indicative of the location of the mobile communications device based on an output of the location device, the processor further provides information including information of received attractors for the current location of the mobile communications device to a user via the output device and receives information including requests to send an attractor for group of the current location of the mobile communications device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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