SOCIAL INTERACTION SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING DISPLAY OF CURRENT LOCATION OF FRIENDS AND LOCATION OF PREFERRED BUSINESSES
First Claim
1. A mobile communication device of a first user in a system that manages communication between the first user and a plurality of friends, the mobile communication device comprising:
- communication circuitry;
memory circuitry;
at least one processor communicatively coupled to the communication circuitry and the memory circuitry, the at least one processor operable to, at least;
display on a map based on a current location, when requested by the first user, local branches of the first user'"'"'s preferred businesses, wherein the preferred businesses are those with whom the first user has an account or relationship previously established and comprises banking organizations, grocery stores, restaurants, libraries, movie theatres and gas stations;
make an appointment or a reservation for the first user with a selected one of the local branches of the first user'"'"'s preferred businesses;
present to the first user any confirmation received based on the appointment or reservation made for the first user; and
receive directly via a communication network current locations of a plurality of friends and allows the first user to select a subset of them for interactions, wherein interactions with the selected subset comprises sending or receiving at least one of a task, a document, and a content or a reference to a content.
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Abstract
A system that manages communication between a user and a plurality of friends while it also displays current location of local branches of a user'"'"'s businesses/stores of interest. A friends selection component employs user selections to present the user with a plurality of current location information associated with the plurality of friends wherein the user can express interest in a subset of the plurality of friends based on their current location. A communication management component delivers at least one of a task, a message, a content and a reference to each of the subset of the plurality of friends. A collection of the user'"'"'s preferred businesses is managed. The system selectively displays a current location of a local branch of each of the user'"'"'s preferred businesses on a map.
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20 Claims
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1. A mobile communication device of a first user in a system that manages communication between the first user and a plurality of friends, the mobile communication device comprising:
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communication circuitry; memory circuitry; at least one processor communicatively coupled to the communication circuitry and the memory circuitry, the at least one processor operable to, at least; display on a map based on a current location, when requested by the first user, local branches of the first user'"'"'s preferred businesses, wherein the preferred businesses are those with whom the first user has an account or relationship previously established and comprises banking organizations, grocery stores, restaurants, libraries, movie theatres and gas stations; make an appointment or a reservation for the first user with a selected one of the local branches of the first user'"'"'s preferred businesses; present to the first user any confirmation received based on the appointment or reservation made for the first user; and receive directly via a communication network current locations of a plurality of friends and allows the first user to select a subset of them for interactions, wherein interactions with the selected subset comprises sending or receiving at least one of a task, a document, and a content or a reference to a content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A server in a system that manages communication between a first user using a mobile communication device and a plurality of friends, each of the plurality of using a corresponding remote device, the server comprising:
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communication circuitry; memory circuitry; and at least one processor communicatively coupled to the communication circuitry and the memory circuitry, the at least one processor operable to, at least; provide for highlighting on a map displayed by the mobile communication device, based on a current location of the first user, local branches of the first user'"'"'s preferred businesses, wherein the preferred businesses are those with whom the first user has an account or relationship previously established and comprises banking organizations, grocery stores, restaurants, libraries, movie theatres and gas stations; receive information related to an appointment or a reservation made by the first user with a selected one of the local branches of the first user'"'"'s preferred businesses, and communicate it to a computer or server associated with the selected one of the local branches of the first user'"'"'s preferred businesses; receive current locations of a plurality of friends of the first user from their corresponding remote devices and subsequently present them to the mobile communication device for display and for interactions; and communicate, with the selected ones of the remote devices as part of interactions, wherein interactions comprises sending or receiving at least one of a task, a document, and a content or a reference to a content. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A method of operating a mobile communication device of a first user in a system that manages communication between the first user and a plurality of friends, the method comprising:
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displaying on a map presented by the mobile communication device based on a current location, when requested by the first user, local branches of the first user'"'"'s preferred businesses, wherein the preferred businesses are those with whom the first user has an account or relationship previously established and comprises banking organizations, grocery stores, restaurants, libraries, movie theatres and gas stations; making an appointment or a reservation for the first user with a selected one of the local branches of the first user'"'"'s preferred businesses; presenting to the first user any confirmation received based on the appointment or reservation made for the first user; receiving directly via a communication network current locations of a plurality of friends and allowing the first user to select a subset of them for interactions; and conducting interactions with the selected subset, wherein interactions comprises sending or receiving at least one of a task, a document, and a content or a reference to a content. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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