Automatically locating users in proximity to a user of a social networking system
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving, by a social networking system, location information of a first device associated with a first user of the social networking system, the location information representing a geographic location of the first user;
receiving a request from the first user for other users of the social networking system in proximity to the first user;
comparing the location information of the first device with location information of a second device associated with a second user of the social networking system; and
providing an indication to the first user that the second user is in proximity to the first user based at least in part on the comparison of the location information of the first device with the location information of the second device.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for automatically locating web-based social network members are provided. According to one embodiment, contact content including an associated GPS identifier and status for web-based social network members located at or near the same location automatically appears on a GPS-enabled device. A further exemplary system includes a GPS-enabled device configured to receive a GPS identifier and a status representing a location and a current state for a web-based social network member, a processing module that associates the received GPS-identifier and the received status, and a communications module that sends the associated GPS-identifier and status to a server comprising a web-based social network database. Contact content in a web-based social network database record in the web-based social network database is updated to include the associated GPS identifier and status for the web-based social network member.
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25 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving, by a social networking system, location information of a first device associated with a first user of the social networking system, the location information representing a geographic location of the first user; receiving a request from the first user for other users of the social networking system in proximity to the first user; comparing the location information of the first device with location information of a second device associated with a second user of the social networking system; and providing an indication to the first user that the second user is in proximity to the first user based at least in part on the comparison of the location information of the first device with the location information of the second device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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identifying a location of a particular user of a social networking system; identifying locations of a plurality of other users of the social networking system; determining that one or more of the plurality of other users are in proximity to the particular user based on the identified location of the particular user and the identified locations of the plurality of other users; and providing a communication to the particular user based on the determining. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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