System and Method of Matching Presence for Subscribers in a Social Network
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1. A method of matching subscriber presence in a social network, the method comprising:
- maintaining travel information for a subscriber and for one or more friends in a social network of the subscriber;
determining whether the subscriber will be geographically near a friend for at least a predetermined length of time by comparing the travel information associated with the subscriber with the travel information associated with the friend; and
generating a notification message for the subscriber based on the determination.
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Abstract
A social network allows subscribers to build and maintain a network of friends. The network includes a server that maintains travel information for the subscribers and for their friends. The server analyzes this travel information to determine whether a given subscriber will be geographically near a friend for a predetermined amount of time. If so, the server notifies the subscriber, and possibly the friend as well, so that the two can arrange to meet during that time.
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1. A method of matching subscriber presence in a social network, the method comprising:
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maintaining travel information for a subscriber and for one or more friends in a social network of the subscriber; determining whether the subscriber will be geographically near a friend for at least a predetermined length of time by comparing the travel information associated with the subscriber with the travel information associated with the friend; and generating a notification message for the subscriber based on the determination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computing device comprising:
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a first interface configured to communicate data with one or more subscribers; and a controller configured to; maintain travel information for a subscriber and for one or more friends in the subscriber'"'"'s social network; determine whether the subscriber will be geographically near a friend for at least a predetermined length of time by comparing the travel information associated with the subscriber with the travel information associated with the friend; and send a notification message to the subscriber based on the determination via the first interface. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer readable medium having application logic stored thereon, the application logic comprising instructions configured to control a device to:
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maintain travel information for a subscriber and for one or more friends in the subscriber'"'"'s social network; determine whether the subscriber will be geographically near a friend for at least a predetermined length of time by comparing the travel information associated with the subscriber with the travel information associated with the friend; and generate a notification message for the subscriber if the subscriber will be geographically near the friend for time period that is greater than or equal to the predetermined length of time. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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