SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF NETWORKING ENHANCEMENTS USING LOCATION BASED SERVICES
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1. A computer system for providing information to a subscriber user, the system comprising:
- a CPU, a computer readable memory and a computer readable storage media;
first program instructions to query one or more databases for matching information of one or more third parties which is associated with one or more mobile devices which pass within a predefined location at one or more predefined intervals, wherein the matching information includes the one or more third parties which are members of a same social network or interest group as the subscribing user;
second program instructions to provide location information, to the subscribing user, of the one or more mobile devices which have the matching information and pass within the predefined location; and
third program instruction to send a message to the one or more mobile devices which are found to be a match, the message includes a request opt-in authorization for sending the location information to the subscribing user, prior to sending the location information to the subscribing user.
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Abstract
A location based service and method configured to provide a mechanism for information to a subscribing user. The method is implemented on a computing infrastructure and includes querying one or more databases for matching information of a third party that is associated with one or more mobile devices that pass within a predefined location at one or more predefined intervals. The method further includes providing location information to a subscribing user of the one or more mobile devices that have the matching information and pass within the predefined location.
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1. A computer system for providing information to a subscriber user, the system comprising:
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a CPU, a computer readable memory and a computer readable storage media; first program instructions to query one or more databases for matching information of one or more third parties which is associated with one or more mobile devices which pass within a predefined location at one or more predefined intervals, wherein the matching information includes the one or more third parties which are members of a same social network or interest group as the subscribing user; second program instructions to provide location information, to the subscribing user, of the one or more mobile devices which have the matching information and pass within the predefined location; and third program instruction to send a message to the one or more mobile devices which are found to be a match, the message includes a request opt-in authorization for sending the location information to the subscribing user, prior to sending the location information to the subscribing user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer program product comprising a computer usable storage medium having readable program code tangibly embodied in the storage medium, the computer program product being operable to:
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query one or more databases of at least one or more social networking systems or interest groups to obtain information associated with one or more users with mobile devices entering a predefined location; determine a match between the one or more users with mobile devices and a subscriber using the queried information; obtain location information of the one or more users which are matched to the subscriber; provide the location information of the one or more matched users to the subscriber; and deconstruct the predefined location after providing the location information. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A method for providing information to a subscribing user:
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querying one or more databases for matching information of one or more third parties which is associated with one or more mobile devices which pass within a predefined location at one or more predefined intervals, wherein the matching information includes the one or more third parties which are members of a same social network or interest group as that of the subscribing user; providing location information to the subscribing user of the one or more mobile devices which have the matching information and pass within the predefined location; and determining a central location point for the subscribing user and the one or more third parties by averaging the locations of the subscribing user and the one or more third parties. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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