Dynamic location of a subordinate user
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1. A method of providing location information, the method comprising:
- using a computer to electronically determine an online location accessed by a first user and a geographic location at which the first user accessed the online location;
using a database to store location information indicative of the determined online and geographic locations;
receiving an indication to locate the first user to a second user;
using a user interface to inform the second user that the first user accessed the online location while at the geographic location based on the stored location information; and
receiving parental control information comprising a black list indicative of one or more online locations disapproved for visitation by the first user,wherein the storing of the location information or the informing to the second user is based on the parental control information.
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Abstract
Providing location information to a supervisory user includes providing a parental control, using a computer automatically to determine a location of a subordinate user, and storing location information indicative of the location of the subordinate user in a database. A request of the supervisory user to locate the subordinate user is received and a user interface informs the supervisory user of the location of the subordinate user based on the stored location information. At least one of the storing and/or the informing are based on the parental control.
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42 Claims
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1. A method of providing location information, the method comprising:
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using a computer to electronically determine an online location accessed by a first user and a geographic location at which the first user accessed the online location; using a database to store location information indicative of the determined online and geographic locations; receiving an indication to locate the first user to a second user; using a user interface to inform the second user that the first user accessed the online location while at the geographic location based on the stored location information; and receiving parental control information comprising a black list indicative of one or more online locations disapproved for visitation by the first user, wherein the storing of the location information or the informing to the second user is based on the parental control information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer storage medium storing a computer program configured to provide location information, the computer program comprising one or more code segments that, when executed, cause one or more processors to:
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determine an online location accessed by a first user and a geographic location at which the first user accessed the online location; store location information indicative of the determined online and geographic locations; receive an indication to locate the first user to a second user; and inform the second user that the first user accessed the online location while at the geographic location based on the stored location information; and receiving parental control information comprising a black list indicative of one or more online locations disapproved for visitation by the first user, wherein the storing of the location information or the informing to the second user is based on the parental control information. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A system for providing location information, the system comprising one or more processors connected to one or more storage devices, the system being configured to:
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determine an online location accessed by a first user and a geographic location at which the first user accessed the online location; store location information indicative of the determined online and geographic locations; receive an indication to locate the first user to a second user; inform the second user that the first user accessed the online location while at the geographic location based on the stored location information; and receiving parental control information comprising a black list indicative of one or more online locations disapproved for visitation by the first user, wherein the storing of the location information or the informing to the second user is based on the parental control information. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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34. The system 29 wherein the second user is informed of the location visited by the first user if the location is included in the black list.
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