AUTOMATIC LOCATING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method for enabling a user to initiate an automatic determination of a location of a selected individual relative to a location of said user, said method comprising:
- enabling an automatic determining of a location of said user;
enabling an automatic determining of a location of said selected individual; and
notifying said user when said selected individual is within a predetermined distance from said user.
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Abstract
In accordance with the present invention, radio frequency identification (RFID) and short message service center (SMS), or follow-on technology, e.g., Mobile Multimedia Services (MMS) technology is implemented to support an identification and messaging system. A social services server tracks a user'"'"'s location with a RFID or GPS or similar system and also acquires locations for user-selected contacts which are made available to the system. When a system user is near a user-selected contact or individual within a selected group that the user wants to meet, a message or other alert, such as an SMS message, is automatically sent to the user'"'"'s cellular telephone or other communications device, telling the user that the selected contact is nearby.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for enabling a user to initiate an automatic determination of a location of a selected individual relative to a location of said user, said method comprising:
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enabling an automatic determining of a location of said user; enabling an automatic determining of a location of said selected individual; and notifying said user when said selected individual is within a predetermined distance from said user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for enabling a first device to initiate an automatic determination of a location of a second device relative to a location of said first device, said system comprising:
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a first device operable for automatically providing first information signals determinative of a location of said first device; a second device operable for automatically providing second information signals determinative of a location of said second device; and processing means arranged for processing said first and second information signals and providing an alert signal to said first device when said second device is within a predetermined distance of said first device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A programmed medium, said programmed medium being selectively coupled to processing circuitry, said programmed medium containing indicia readable by said processing circuitry for providing program signals effective for enabling a first device to initiate an automatic determination of a location of a second device relative to a location of said first device, said program signals being further operable for:
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enabling an automatic determining of a location of said first device; enabling an automatic determining of a location of said second device; and providing an alert signal to said first device when said second device is within a predetermined distance of said first device. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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