GPS based friend location and identification system and method
First Claim
1. A method for participating in a mobile social networking situation, comprising:
- a. selecting on a portable device accompanying a user the user'"'"'s desired level of participation in a social networking situation, which includes a defined criteria said defined criteria not including position;
b. wirelessly logging into a server connected to a communication network by said user using said portable device;
c. wirelessly communicating the user'"'"'s desired level of participation in said social networking situation to said server;
d. communicating to said server a participant'"'"'s election of social information;
e. wirelessly publishing the user'"'"'s GPS location in a geographic area of interest to said server;
f. wirelessly communicating to said user said participant'"'"'s position and identity information stored on said server, where said participant is located in said geographic area of interest and said participant social information meets said user defined criteria; and
g. displaying on said portable device accompanying said user said participant'"'"'s position and identity, wherein said display on said portable device is a perspective view of said geographic area of interest and said other participant'"'"'s position is displayed, and wherein said perspective view includes an augmented reality view of said geographic area of interest.
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Abstract
A system and method for observing a personal networking event which shares the position of a number of friendly participants with other participants within a group. In one form, the position of unknown participants meeting certain criteria is also displayed to a user or one or more friendly participants. The views are selectable by friendly participants on, for example, a GPS equipped cell phone, to include a view from the participant'"'"'s position, zoom, pan, and tilt views, or views from another friendly location or from another geographic location, giving increased situational awareness and identification of participants. Other information can be shared among friendly participants, including social information, status and directions.
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31 Claims
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1. A method for participating in a mobile social networking situation, comprising:
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a. selecting on a portable device accompanying a user the user'"'"'s desired level of participation in a social networking situation, which includes a defined criteria said defined criteria not including position; b. wirelessly logging into a server connected to a communication network by said user using said portable device; c. wirelessly communicating the user'"'"'s desired level of participation in said social networking situation to said server; d. communicating to said server a participant'"'"'s election of social information; e. wirelessly publishing the user'"'"'s GPS location in a geographic area of interest to said server; f. wirelessly communicating to said user said participant'"'"'s position and identity information stored on said server, where said participant is located in said geographic area of interest and said participant social information meets said user defined criteria; and g. displaying on said portable device accompanying said user said participant'"'"'s position and identity, wherein said display on said portable device is a perspective view of said geographic area of interest and said other participant'"'"'s position is displayed, and wherein said perspective view includes an augmented reality view of said geographic area of interest. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 25, 26, 27)
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11. A method for identifying mobile social network participants in a networking situation to a mobile user, comprising:
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recording said user'"'"'s location in a geographic area of interest on a server; communicating first and second criteria to said server, said criteria including wirelessly communicating said user'"'"'s desired level of participation to said server, where said desired level of participation comprises social information, but does not include position, and is selected for the networking situation, and includes i) a first criteria for publishing the user'"'"'s identity to social network participants and ii) a second criteria for receiving the location and identity of social network participants, wirelessly communicating a participant'"'"'s desired level of participation to said server, where said desired level of participation comprises social information, but does not include position, and is selected for the networking situation, and includes i) a first criteria for publishing the participant'"'"'s identity to social network participants and ii) a second criteria for receiving the location and identity of social network participants; recording a location of said social networking participant on said server; identifying said social network participant if said location is within said geographic area of interest and said participant first criteria meets said user second criteria; and communicating said identified social network participant from said server to a portable device accompanying said user, wherein the participant location and identity is displayed on said portable device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24)
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18. A portable device accompanying a user participating in a network situation, comprising:
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a GPS module for determining said user'"'"'s location in a geographic area of interest; a user interface for accepting said user'"'"'s desired level of participation in said network situation including first defined criteria for publishing said user'"'"'s identity and second defined criteria for receiving another participant'"'"'s information; a radio for publishing said user'"'"'s GPS location and defined criteria to a communication network having a server connected thereto for recording said GPS location and said defined criteria selected by the user, wherein said defined criteria is social information; a radio for receiving another participant'"'"'s information stored on said server, where said another participant is located in said geographic area of interest and meet said second defined criteria, and said information received includes location; and a display coupled to said radio and operable to depict the other participants location in said geographic area of interest, wherein said display includes an augmented reality perspective view of said geographic area of interest and the background includes an artificial reality rendering of the area of interest. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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28. A portable device accompanying a user participating in a network situation, comprising:
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a GPS module for determining said user'"'"'s location in a geographic area of interest; a user interface for accepting said user'"'"'s desired level of participation in said network situation including first defined criteria for publishing said user'"'"'s identity and second defined criteria for receiving another participant'"'"'s information; a radio for publishing said user'"'"'s GPS location and defined criteria to a communication network having a server connected thereto for recording said GPS location and said defined criteria selected by the user, wherein said defined criteria is social information; a radio for receiving another participant'"'"'s information stored on said server, where said another participant is located in said geographic area of interest and meet said second defined criteria, and said information received includes location; and a display coupled to said radio and operable to depict the other participant'"'"'s location in said geographic area of interest, said device including the form factor of glasses worn by the user, wherein said display on said portable device is a perspective view of said geographic area of interest and said other participant'"'"'s position is displayed, and wherein said perspective view includes an augmented reality view of said geographic area of interest. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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