LOCATION BASED SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20140101246A1
• Filed: 10/10/2012
• Published: 04/10/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: THAMMAIAH, PRAMOD
• Granted Patent: US 9,626,726 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/204
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

A method, computer program product, and computer system for receiving, at a first computing device, location information of a second computing device and one or more computing devices. The location information is received in response to an action performed with at least one of the first computing device and the one or more computing devices. At the first computing device, the one or more computing devices that are within a pre-defined distance from the second computing device are identified based upon, at least in part, the location information. At least a portion of automatically-suggested user information associated with the one or more computing devices within the pre-defined distance from the second computing device is sent from the first computing device to the second computing device.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving, at a web computing device of a social network, location information of a first mobile computing device and one or more mobile computing devices, wherein the location information is received in response to an action performed with at least one of the first mobile computing device and the one or more mobile computing devices;

identifying, at the web computing device of the social network, which of the one or more mobile computing devices is within a pre-defined distance from the first mobile computing device based upon, at least in part, the location information of the first mobile computing device and the one or more mobile computing devices; and

sending, from the web computing device of the social network to the first mobile computing device, at least a portion of automatically-suggested user information of the one or more mobile computing devices within the pre-defined distance from the first mobile computing device based upon, at least in part, the location information of the first mobile computing device and the one or more mobile computing devices.

2. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving, at a first computing device, location information of a second computing device and one or more computing devices, wherein the location information is received in response to an action performed with at least one of the second computing device and the one or more computing devices;

identifying, at the first computing device, which of the one or more computing devices is within a pre-defined distance from the second computing device based upon, at least in part, the location information; and

sending, from the first computing device to the second computing device, at least a portion of automatically-suggested user information associated with the one or more computing devices within the pre-defined distance from the second computing device.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 wherein the action performed includes an application opening on at least one of the second computing device and at least one of the one or more computing devices.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 wherein the action performed includes the second computing device moving relative to at least one of the second computing device and at least one of the one or more computing devices.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 wherein sending at least the portion of the automatically-suggested user information includes sending to the second computing device a distance of at least one of the one or more computing devices from the second computing device.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 wherein sending at least the portion of the automatically-suggested user information includes organizing, by at least one of the first computing device and the second computing device, at least the portion of the automatically-suggested user information based upon, at least in part, a distance of the one or more computing devices from the second computing device.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 wherein receiving the location information includes requesting, by the first computing device, the location information from at least one of the second computing device and at least one of the one or more computing devices after a pre-determined time interval.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 wherein receiving the location information includes requesting, by the first computing device, a most recent place of interest within the pre-defined distance of at least one of the second computing device and at least one of the one or more computing devices.

9. A computer program product residing on a computer readable storage medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving, at a first computing device, location information of a second computing device and one or more computing devices, wherein the location information is received in response to an action performed with at least one of the second computing device and the one or more computing devices;

identifying, at the first computing device, which of the one or more computing devices is within a pre-defined distance from the second computing device based upon, at least in part, the location information; and

sending, from the first computing device to the second computing device, at least a portion of automatically-suggested user information associated with the one or more computing devices within the pre-defined distance from the second computing device.

10. The computer program product of claim 9 wherein the action performed includes an application opening on at least one of the second computing device and at least one of the one or more computing devices.

11. The computer program product of claim 9 wherein the action performed includes the second computing device moving relative to at least one of the second computing device and at least one of the one or more computing devices.

12. The computer program product of claim 9 wherein sending at least the portion of the automatically-suggested user information includes sending to the second computing device a distance of at least one of the one or more computing devices from the second computing device.

13. The computer program product of claim 9 wherein sending at least the portion of the automatically-suggested user information includes organizing, by at least one of the first computing device and the second computing device, at least the portion of the automatically-suggested user information based upon, at least in part, a distance of the one or more computing devices from the second computing device.

14. The computer program product of claim 9 wherein receiving the location information includes requesting, by the first computing device, the location information from at least one of the second computing device and at least one of the one or more computing devices after a pre-determined time interval.

15. The computer program product of claim 9 wherein receiving the location information includes requesting, by the first computing device, a most recent place of interest within the pre-defined distance of at least one of the second computing device and at least one of the one or more computing devices.

16. A computer-implemented method comprising:

transmitting, to a first computing device, location information of a second computing device of a plurality of computing devices, wherein the location information of the second computing device is transmitted by the second computing device in response to an action performed with the second computing device, wherein the first computing device receives location information of a third computing device of the plurality of computing devices, and wherein the first computing device identifies that the third computing device is within a pre-defined distance from the second computing device based upon, at least in part, the location information of the second computing device; and

receiving, from the first computing device at the second computing device, at least a portion of automatically-suggested user information associated with the third computing device based upon, at least in part, the first computing device identifying that the third computing device is within a pre-defined distance from the second computing device.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 16 wherein the action performed includes at least one of:

an application opening on at least one of the second computing device and the third computing device; and

the second computing device moving relative to at least one of the second computing device and the third computing device.

18. The computer-implemented method of claim 16 wherein receiving at least the portion of the automatically-suggested user information includes organizing at least the portion of the automatically-suggested user information based upon, at least in part, a distance of the third computing device from the second computing device.

19. The computer-implemented method of claim 16 wherein transmitting the location information of the second computing device includes receiving, from the first computing device, a request to transmit the location information of the second computing device after a pre-determined time interval.

20. The computer-implemented method of claim 16 wherein transmitting the location information of the second computing device includes receiving a request, from the first computing device, for a most recent place of interest within the pre-defined distance of at least one of the second computing device and the third computing device.