METHOD FOR MANAGING A LOCAL MESSAGING PLATFORM
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1. A method comprising:
- at a first computer, assigning an identifier to a user device in response to receiving a user device location from the user device;
at the first computer, associating the identifier with a chat room having a coverage area encompassing the location of the user device;
at the first computer, facilitating user interaction with the chat room through the identifier; and
at the first computer, terminating the association between the user device and the identifier in response to a change in location of the user device.
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Abstract
A method for managing a chat room by a computer, including assigning an identifier to a user device in response to receiving a user device location from the user device; associating the identifier with a chat room having a coverage area encompassing the location of the user device; facilitating user interaction with the chat room through the identifier; and terminating the association between the user device and the identifier in response to a change in location of the user device.
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1. A method comprising:
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at a first computer, assigning an identifier to a user device in response to receiving a user device location from the user device; at the first computer, associating the identifier with a chat room having a coverage area encompassing the location of the user device; at the first computer, facilitating user interaction with the chat room through the identifier; and at the first computer, terminating the association between the user device and the identifier in response to a change in location of the user device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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at a device, sending a device location to a computer;
wherein the computer, in response to receiving the device location, assigns a unique identifier to the device and assigns the identifier to a chat room with a coverage area associated with the device location;at the device, retrieving chat room content comprising user-input content from the computer; at the device, receiving new user-input content and sending the new content to the computer;
wherein the computer, in response to receiving the new content, associates the new content with the identifier and posts the new content to the chat room with the identifier;at the device, sending a second location to the computer;
wherein the computer, in response to receiving the second location and determining that the second location is not within the coverage area of the chat room, terminates the association between the device and the identifier. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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