Location sensitive messaging

• US 20110159887A1
• Filed: 02/25/2011
• Published: 06/30/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Longhorn Acquisition LLC (Comtech Telecommunications Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Longhorn Acquisition LLC (Comtech Telecommunications Corporation)
• Inventors: Astroth, Joseph H. JR., Lohtia, Sunit
• Granted Patent: US 8,364,170 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/189 in combination with wireless systems selective distribution or broadcast in wireless communication networks H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/222 using geographical location information, e.g. messages transmitted or received in proximity of a certain spot or area
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 using location based information parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]

Abstract

Methods including computer program products for receiving a request from a first device, the request incorporating a message. One or more users from a first set of one or more users are selected where each of the selected one or more users is associated with a second device that is in a proximity to a current location of the first device. The message and the current location of the first device are sent to each of the second devices associated with the selected one or more users.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method, comprising:

receiving a request from a first device, the request incorporating a message;

selecting one or more users from a first set of one or more users where each of the selected one or more users is associated with a second device that is in a proximity to current location of the first device; and

sending the message and the current location of the first device to each of the second devices associated with the selected one or more users.

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