Apparatus and method for providing information regarding the presence or location of members of a social network
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a processing device, wherein the processing device processes information regarding a pinging request regarding a first user, wherein the processing device stores information regarding a first location or a first position of a first cellular telephone held by or in a vicinity of the first user, and further wherein the processing device stores information regarding a second location or a second position of a second cellular telephone held by or in a vicinity of a second user, wherein the second user is friend, follower, member, or subscriber, of or to the first user, wherein the processing device determines whether the second location or the second position is within a pre-determined or pre-set distance, range, or radius, of the first location or the first position, and, if the second location or the second position is within a pre-determined or pre-set distance, range, or radius, of the first location or the first position, the processing device generates a notification message containing information regarding or identifying the second user and a cellular telephone number of the second cellular telephone or an e-mail address of the second user; and
a transmitter, wherein the transmitter transmits the notification message to the first cellular telephone.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method, including processing information regarding a pinging request regarding a first user, storing information regarding a first location or position of a first cellular telephone in a vicinity of the first user, storing information regarding a second location or position of a second cellular telephone in a vicinity of a second user who is a friend, follower, member, or subscriber, of the first user, determining whether the second location or position is within a pre-determined or pre-set distance, range, or radius, of the first location or position, generating a notification message containing information regarding or identifying the second user and a cellular telephone number of the second cellular telephone or an e-mail address of the second user, and transmitting the notification message to the first cellular telephone.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a processing device, wherein the processing device processes information regarding a pinging request regarding a first user, wherein the processing device stores information regarding a first location or a first position of a first cellular telephone held by or in a vicinity of the first user, and further wherein the processing device stores information regarding a second location or a second position of a second cellular telephone held by or in a vicinity of a second user, wherein the second user is friend, follower, member, or subscriber, of or to the first user, wherein the processing device determines whether the second location or the second position is within a pre-determined or pre-set distance, range, or radius, of the first location or the first position, and, if the second location or the second position is within a pre-determined or pre-set distance, range, or radius, of the first location or the first position, the processing device generates a notification message containing information regarding or identifying the second user and a cellular telephone number of the second cellular telephone or an e-mail address of the second user; and a transmitter, wherein the transmitter transmits the notification message to the first cellular telephone.
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2. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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processing, with or using a processing device or a first computer, information regarding a pinging request regarding a first user; storing, in a memory device, information regarding a first location or a first position of a first cellular telephone held by or in a vicinity of the first user; storing, in a memory device, the computer, or a second computer, information regarding a second location or a second position of a second cellular telephone held by or in a vicinity of a second user, wherein the second user is a friend, follower, member, or subscriber, of or to the first user; determining, with the processing device, the first computer, or the second computer, whether the second location or the second position is within a pre-determined or pre-set distance, range, or radius, of the first location or the first position; generating, with the processing device, the first computer, or the second computer, a notification message containing information regarding or identifying the second user and a cellular telephone number of the second cellular telephone or an e-mail address of the second user if the second location or the second position is within a pre-determined or pre-set distance, range, or radius, of the first location or the first position; transmitting, with or from a transmitter, the first computer, or the second computer, the notification message to the first cellular telephone.
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3. An apparatus, comprising:
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a processing device, wherein the processing device processes information regarding a pinging request regarding a first user, wherein the processing device stores information regarding a first location or a first position of a first communication device in a vicinity of the first user, and further wherein the processing device stores information regarding a second location or a second position of a second communication device held by or in a vicinity of a second user, wherein the second user is a friend, follower, member, or subscriber, of or to the first user, wherein the processing device determines whether the second location or the second position is within a pre-determined or pre-set distance, range, or radius, of the first location or the first position, and, if the second location or the second position is within a pre-determined or pre-set distance, range, or radius, of the first location or the first position, the processing device generates a notification message containing information regarding or identifying the second user and a telephone number of the second communication device or an e-mail address of the second user; and a transmitter, wherein the transmitter transmits the notification message to the first communication device. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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