Social Networking System which Provides Location Information of Related Users
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1. A computer accessible non-transitory memory medium comprising program instructions for operating a social network, wherein the program instructions are executable to:
- receive location information of a first member of the social network, wherein the first member is associated with a second member in the social network;
provide the location information of the first member of the social network to a client device of the second member for display by the client device.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, apparatus and software have been discovered for use by individual users to monitor the geographic location of other people or assets with some relationship to the user. Once some manner of location information is determined, users have the ability to describe that location in various ways and control how that information is shared with other users.
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18 Claims
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1. A computer accessible non-transitory memory medium comprising program instructions for operating a social network, wherein the program instructions are executable to:
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receive location information of a first member of the social network, wherein the first member is associated with a second member in the social network; provide the location information of the first member of the social network to a client device of the second member for display by the client device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of operating a social network, the method comprising:
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receiving location information of a first member of the social network, wherein the first member is associated with a second member in the social network; providing the location information of the first member of the social network to a client device of the second member for display by the client device. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer accessible non-transitory memory medium comprising program instructions for managing location information, wherein the program instructions are executable to:
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determine location information of the user; provide the location information of the user to a service over a network, wherein the service is configured to provide the location information of the user to at least one other user associated with the user via the service. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A method for managing location information, the method comprising:
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determining location information of the user; providing the location information of the user to a service over a network, wherein the service is configured to provide the location information of the user to at least one other user associated with the user via the service. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A computer accessible non-transitory memory medium comprising program instructions for operating a social network, wherein the program instructions are executable to:
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receive location information of a plurality of first members of the social network, wherein the first plurality of first members are associated with a second member in the social network; provide the location information of the plurality of first members of the social network to a client device of the second member for display by the client device. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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