Location Based Processing of Data Items
First Claim
1. A method of processing data items in a data communications network, the method comprising:
- transmitting a first data item from a first data processing device within the communications network;
determining the distance between a first position and a plurality of second positions each associated with respective second data processing devices within the communications network;
determining a subset of said second data processing devices, wherein, at a first point in time, the distance between the first position and each of the second positions associated with said second data processing devices of said subset is below a threshold;
enabling each of said second data processing devices of said subset to receive or access or display said first data item;
after said first point in time, transmitting one or more second data items from said first data processing device; and
enabling each of said second data processing devices of said subset to receive or access or display said second data items even if the distance between any of the second positions associated with said second data processing devices of said subset and said first position is above said threshold.
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Abstract
A method includes transmitting a first data item from a first data processing device within the network, determining the distance between a first position and a plurality of second positions associated with second data processing devices. At a first point in time, when the distance between the first position and each of the second positions is below a threshold, each of the second data processing devices is enabled to receive, access or display the first data item. After a first point in time, one or more second data items from the first data processing device are transmitted, and even if the distance between any of the second positions associated with the second data processing devices and the first position is above the threshold, each of the second data processing devices are enabled to receive, access or display the second data items.
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26 Claims
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1. A method of processing data items in a data communications network, the method comprising:
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transmitting a first data item from a first data processing device within the communications network; determining the distance between a first position and a plurality of second positions each associated with respective second data processing devices within the communications network; determining a subset of said second data processing devices, wherein, at a first point in time, the distance between the first position and each of the second positions associated with said second data processing devices of said subset is below a threshold; enabling each of said second data processing devices of said subset to receive or access or display said first data item; after said first point in time, transmitting one or more second data items from said first data processing device; and enabling each of said second data processing devices of said subset to receive or access or display said second data items even if the distance between any of the second positions associated with said second data processing devices of said subset and said first position is above said threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A device for managing the processing of data items in a data communications network, the device comprising processing means adapted to:
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in response to a transmission of a first data item from a first data processing device within the communications network, determine the distance between a first position and a plurality of second positions each associated with respective second data processing devices within the communications network, and determine a subset of said second data processing devices, wherein, at a first point in time, the distance between the first position and each of the second positions associated with said second data processing devices of said subset is below a threshold; enable each of said second data processing devices of said subset to receive or access or display said first data item; and in response to the transmission of one or more second data items from said first data processing device after said first point in time, enable each of said second data processing devices of said subset to receive or access or display said second data items even if the distance between any of the second positions associated with said second data processing devices of said subset and said first position is above said threshold.
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26. A computer readable medium comprising a program executable by a data processing system to:
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in response to a transmission of a first data item from a first data processing device within the communications network, determine the distance between a first position and a plurality of second positions each associated with respective second data processing devices within the communications network, and determine a subset of said second data processing devices, wherein, at a first point in time, the distance between the first position and each of the second positions associated with said second data processing devices of said subset is below a threshold; enable each of said second data processing devices of said subset to receive or access or display said first data item; and in response to the transmission of one or more second data items from said first data processing device after said first point in time, enable each of said second data processing devices of said subset to receive or access or display said second data items even if the distance between any of the second positions associated with said second data processing devices of said subset and said first position is above said threshold.
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