Global positioning system (GPS)-based communication filter
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1. A computing device, comprising:
- processing logic configured to;
determine a location of a mobile communication device,determine a direction of movement of the mobile communication device,identify at least one other mobile communication device located within a particular distance of the mobile communication device and that is moving in a particular direction with respect to the mobile communication device,receive a message from the mobile communication device,receive information identifying a vehicle associated with the mobile communication device,send the message from the mobile communication device to the at least one other mobile communication device, wherein the message includes the received information identifying the vehicle associated with the mobile communication device.
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Abstract
A device includes a memory to store a plurality of instructions and a processor to execute instructions in the memory to determine a location of a mobile communication device, determine a direction of movement of the mobile communication device, identify other mobile communication devices within a particular distance of the mobile communication device, identify other mobile communication devices moving in a particular direction with respect to the mobile communication device, and store, in the memory, a list of the identified other mobile communication devices.
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1. A computing device, comprising:
processing logic configured to; determine a location of a mobile communication device, determine a direction of movement of the mobile communication device, identify at least one other mobile communication device located within a particular distance of the mobile communication device and that is moving in a particular direction with respect to the mobile communication device, receive a message from the mobile communication device, receive information identifying a vehicle associated with the mobile communication device, send the message from the mobile communication device to the at least one other mobile communication device, wherein the message includes the received information identifying the vehicle associated with the mobile communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method performed by a device that includes a processor and a memory, the method comprising:
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determining, by the processor, a location of a mobile communication device;
device;determining, by the processor, a direction of movement of the mobile communication identifying, by the processor, at least one other mobile communication device located within a particular distance of the determined location and associated with a particular direction of movement in relation to the determined direction of movement; receiving, by the processor, a message from the mobile communication device; receiving, by the processor, information identifying a vehicle associated with the mobile communication device; and sending, by the processor, the message from the mobile communication device to the at least one other mobile communication device, wherein the message includes the received information identifying the vehicle associated with the mobile communication device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20)
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18. A system comprising:
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means for determining a location of a mobile communication device based on information obtained by a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver associated with the mobile communication device; means for determining a direction of movement of the mobile communication device; means for identifying other mobile communication devices that are within a particular distance of the mobile communication device; means for selecting ones of the identified other mobile communication devices that are moving in substantially the same direction as the mobile communication device; means for receiving a message from the mobile communication device; means for receiving information identifying a vehicle associated with the mobile communication device; and means for providing the message to the selected ones of the other mobile communication devices, wherein the message includes at least some of the received information identifying the vehicle associated with the mobile communication device.
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