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Managing User Location Information in a Social Network

  • US 20110138006A1
  • Filed: 02/16/2011
  • Published: 06/09/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer accessible non-transitory memory medium comprising program instructions for managing location information of a first user, wherein the program instructions are executable to:

  • receive location information of the first user, wherein the location information of the first user is received over a wide area network;

    store first information regarding desired notification of location of the first user to one or more second users;

    determine whether the one or more second users should be notified of the location information of the first user based at least in part on the first information; and

    selectively provide the location information of the first user to the one or more second users over the wide area network based on said determining.

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