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SYSTEM FOR LOCATING NEARBY PICTURE HOTSPOTS

  • US 20120110031A1
  • Filed: 10/28/2010
  • Published: 05/03/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A network connected computer comprising:

  • a processor for controlling communications over the network with a plurality of portable communication devices that are connected to the network, for receiving digital images from the plurality of portable communication devices, for receiving location data and user data from the plurality of communication devices, for storing each digital image in a database in association with at least one of the location data and with at least one of the user data, for storing a location as a hotspot location if the location is determined to be associated with a plurality of the stored digital images based on their associated location data, for determining that one of the plurality of portable communication devices is currently transmitting from within a preselected distance from a hotspot location based on the location data received from said one of the plurality of portable communication devices;

    electronic storage for storing the hotspot location; and

    a network communication port for transmitting notification data over the network to said one of the plurality of portable communication devices for notifying a user of the communication device that the communication device is within the preselected distance from the hotspot location.

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