Geographical Location Information Sharing Among Wireless Devices
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Abstract
A system and method for sharing geographical location information among a set of wireless telecommunication devices, such as mobile telephones. A first wireless telecommunication device generates geographical location information of that wireless telecommunication device, either through a resident device such as a GPS device, or has another computer device on the network provide the geographic location information, and then shares the geographical location information through sending the location information to one or more servers for relay to a predesignated target set of wireless telecommunication devices. The server stores the identity of member devices of the target set and controls communication between the first wireless telecommunications device and the member devices of the target set. A second server can be used to modify the geographical information, such as providing a map showing the location of the first wireless telecommunication device and other member devices of the target set.
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130 Claims
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33. A first wireless telecommunication device for selectively sharing geographical information with other wireless telecommunication devices across a wireless network, comprising:
a processor configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising; selectively generating information about a geographical location of the first wireless telecommunication device; selectively communicating with at least one server across the wireless network, wherein the at least one server stores an identity of one or more predesignated sets of target wireless telecommunication devices; and selectively sending the information about the geographical location to the at least one server for sharing the information about the geographical location with the one or more predesignated sets of target wireless telecommunication devices. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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46. A server for selectively communicating with one or more wireless telecommunication devices across a wireless network, comprising:
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a memory; and a processor couple to the memory and configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising; storing an identity of a set of target wireless telecommunication devices designated by a first wireless telecommunication device; controlling communication between the first wireless telecommunication device and the set of target wireless telecommunication devices designated by the first wireless telecommunication device; receiving geographical location information of the first wireless telecommunication device from the first wireless telecommunication device; and sharing the geographical location information for the first wireless telecommunication device with one or more target wireless telecommunication devices of the set of target wireless telecommunication devices designated by the first wireless telecommunication device. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A server for providing geographic location data for one or more wireless telecommunication devices to one or more target wireless telecommunication devices of a designated set of one or more target wireless telecommunication devices, comprising:
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a memory; and a processor couple to the memory and configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising; selectively communicating with a wireless network; receiving from one or more data-transmitting servers on the wireless network geographical location information for the one or more wireless telecommunication devices; receiving from the one or more data-transmitting servers on the wireless network the designated set of one or more target wireless telecommunication devices configured to share the geographical location information; and selectively sharing the geographical location information with the one or more target wireless telecommunication devices of the designated set of one or more target wireless telecommunication devices. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. A method of selectively sharing geographical information by a first wireless telecommunication device with other wireless telecommunication devices across a wireless network, comprising:
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selectively generating information about a geographical location of the first wireless telecommunication device; selectively communicating with at least one server across the wireless network, wherein the at least one server stores an identity of one or more predesignated sets of target wireless telecommunication devices; and selectively sending the information about the geographical location to the at least one server for sharing the information about the geographical location with the one or more predesignated sets of target wireless telecommunication devices. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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69. A method of selectively communicating by a server with one or more wireless telecommunication devices across a wireless network, comprising:
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storing an identity of a set of target wireless telecommunication devices designated by a first wireless telecommunication device; controlling communication between the first wireless telecommunication device and the set of target wireless telecommunication devices designated by the first wireless telecommunication device; receiving geographical location information of the first wireless telecommunication device from the first wireless telecommunication device; and sharing the geographical location information for the first wireless telecommunication device with one or more target wireless telecommunication devices of the set of target wireless telecommunication devices designated by the first wireless telecommunication device. - View Dependent Claims (70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75)
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76. A method of providing geographic location data for one or more wireless telecommunication devices by a server to one or more target wireless telecommunication devices of a designated set of one or more target wireless telecommunication devices, comprising:
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selectively communicating with a wireless network; receiving from one or more data-transmitting servers on the wireless network geographical location information for the one or more wireless telecommunication devices; receiving from the one or more data-transmitting servers on the wireless network the designated set of one or more target wireless telecommunication devices configured to share the geographical location information; and selectively sharing the geographical location information with the one or more target wireless telecommunication devices of the designated set of one or more target wireless telecommunication devices. - View Dependent Claims (77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84)
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85. A first wireless telecommunication device for selectively sharing geographical information with other wireless telecommunication devices across a wireless network, comprising:
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means for selectively generating information about a geographical location of the first wireless telecommunication device; means for selectively communicating with at least one server across the wireless network, wherein the at least one server stores an identity of one or more predesignated sets of target wireless telecommunication devices; and means for selectively sending the information about the geographical location to the at least one server for sharing the information about the geographical location with the one or more predesignated sets of target wireless telecommunication devices. - View Dependent Claims (86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91)
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92. A server for selectively communicating with one or more wireless telecommunication devices across a wireless network, comprising:
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means for storing an identity of a set of target wireless telecommunication devices designated by a first wireless telecommunication device; means for controlling communication between the first wireless telecommunication device and the set of target wireless telecommunication devices designated by the first wireless telecommunication device; means for receiving geographical location information of the first wireless telecommunication device from the first wireless telecommunication device; and means for sharing the geographical location information for the first wireless telecommunication device with one or more target wireless telecommunication devices of the set of target wireless telecommunication devices designated by the first wireless telecommunication device. - View Dependent Claims (93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98)
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99. A server for providing geographic location data for one or more wireless telecommunication devices to one or more target wireless telecommunication devices of a designated set of one or more target wireless telecommunication devices, comprising:
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means for selectively communicating with a wireless network; means for receiving from one or more data-transmitting servers on the wireless network geographical location information for the one or more wireless telecommunication devices; means for receiving from the one or more data-transmitting servers on the wireless network the designated set of one or more target wireless telecommunication devices configured to share the geographical location information; and means for selectively sharing the geographical location information with the one or more target wireless telecommunication devices of the designated set of one or more target wireless telecommunication devices. - View Dependent Claims (100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107)
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108. A non-transitory processor-readable medium having stored thereon processor-executable software instructions configured to cause a first wireless telecommunication device to perform operations for selectively sharing geographical information with other wireless telecommunication devices across a wireless network, the operations comprising:
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selectively generating information about a geographical location of the first wireless telecommunication device; selectively communicating with at least one server across the wireless network, wherein the at least one server stores an identity of one or more predesignated sets of target wireless telecommunication devices; and selectively sending the information about the geographical location to the at least one server for sharing the information about the geographical location with the one or more predesignated sets of target wireless telecommunication devices. - View Dependent Claims (109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114)
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115. A non-transitory processor-readable medium having stored thereon processor-executable software instructions configured to cause a server to perform operations for selectively communicating with one or more wireless telecommunication devices across a wireless network, the operations comprising:
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storing an identity of a set of target wireless telecommunication devices designated by a first wireless telecommunication device; controlling communication between the first wireless telecommunication device and the set of target wireless telecommunication devices designated by the first wireless telecommunication device; receiving geographical location information of the first wireless telecommunication device from the first wireless telecommunication device; and sharing the geographical location information for the first wireless telecommunication device with one or more target wireless telecommunication devices of the set of target wireless telecommunication devices designated by the first wireless telecommunication device. - View Dependent Claims (116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121)
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122. A non-transitory processor-readable medium having stored thereon processor-executable software instructions configured to cause a server to perform operations for providing geographic location data for one or more wireless telecommunication devices to one or more target wireless telecommunication devices of a designated set of one or more target wireless telecommunication devices, the operations comprising:
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selectively communicating with a wireless network; receiving from one or more data-transmitting servers on the wireless network geographical location information for the one or more wireless telecommunication devices; receiving from the one or more data-transmitting servers on the wireless network the designated set of one or more target wireless telecommunication devices configured to share the geographical location information; and selectively sharing the geographical location information with the one or more target wireless telecommunication devices of the designated set of one or more target wireless telecommunication devices. - View Dependent Claims (123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130)
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