Location-based and group-based operations on a data processing device
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- establishing a group containing identities of users in the group and notification data indicating when wireless data processing devices corresponding to the users in the group are to be notified regarding current locations of the wireless data processing devices corresponding to the users in the group, the group dynamically established based on contents of each of the wireless data processing devices, the contents comprising different buddy lists on each of the wireless data processing devices that each list each of the other users in the group in the buddy list;
determining whether the wireless data processing devices corresponding to two or more of the users in the group are at a same location or within a particular distance of the same location;
identifying the two or more users and the same location; and
notifying the users in the group of an identity of the two or more users and the same location.
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Abstract
A system and method are described for location-based and group-based operations on a data processing device. For example, a computer-implemented method according to one embodiment of the invention comprises: establishing a buddy group containing identities of a plurality of users within the group and notification data indicating when other users are to be notified about current locations of the users in the group; determining whether wireless data processing devices of two or more users of the buddy group are at the same location or within a particular distance of the location; identifying the users and the location; and notifying other users in the group of the identity of the users and the location.
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21 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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establishing a group containing identities of users in the group and notification data indicating when wireless data processing devices corresponding to the users in the group are to be notified regarding current locations of the wireless data processing devices corresponding to the users in the group, the group dynamically established based on contents of each of the wireless data processing devices, the contents comprising different buddy lists on each of the wireless data processing devices that each list each of the other users in the group in the buddy list; determining whether the wireless data processing devices corresponding to two or more of the users in the group are at a same location or within a particular distance of the same location; identifying the two or more users and the same location; and notifying the users in the group of an identity of the two or more users and the same location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising at least one memory for storing program code and at least one processor for processing the program code to perform the operations of:
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establishing a group containing identities of users in the group and notification data indicating when wireless data processing devices corresponding to the users in the group are to be notified regarding current locations of the wireless data processing devices corresponding to the users in the group, the group dynamically established based on contents of each of the wireless data processing devices, the contents comprising different buddy lists on each of the wireless data processing devices that each list each of the other users in the group in the buddy list; determining whether the wireless data processing devices corresponding to two or more of the users in the group are at a same location or within a particular distance of the same location; identifying the two or more users and the same location; and notifying the users in the group of an identity of the two or more users and the same location. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A machine-readable device having program code stored thereon which, when executed by a machine, causes the machine to perform the operations of:
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establishing a group containing identities of users in the group and notification data indicating when wireless data processing devices corresponding to the users in the group are to be notified regarding current locations of the wireless data processing devices corresponding to the users in the group, the group dynamically established based on contents of each of the wireless data processing devices, the contents comprising different buddy lists on each of the wireless data processing devices that each list each of the other users in the group in the buddy list; determining whether the wireless data processing devices corresponding to two or more of the users in the group are at a same location or within a particular distance of the same location; identifying the two or more users and the same location; and notifying the users in the group of an identity of the two or more users and the same location. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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