Locating software for smartphone and PC

• US 8,554,283 B1
• Filed: 02/19/2013
• Issued: 10/08/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/19/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fawzi Q. M. A. O. A. Behbehani
• Original Assignee: Fawzi Q. M. A. O. A. Behbehani
• Inventors: Behbehani, Fawzi Q. M. A. O. A.
• Primary Examiner(s): KELLEY, STEVEN SHAUN
• Application Number:
  US13/771,045
• Time in Patent Office: 231 Days
• Field of Search: 4554561-457, 455/566, 455/404.1, 455/404.2, 455/550.1, 340/8.1, 340/539.13, 715/864
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 2205/06 Emergency
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/02 using radio waves using satellite radio beacon systems for determining position G01S19/00
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0284 Relative positioning
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

The locating software for smartphone and PC is a software application that lets people know other people'"'"'s job during walking outside the house. The present software can be downloaded by a client or App store. All people can use it. It helps people to access nearby emergency services. Doctors, police, firemen and the like are immediately accessible using the present software. The present software may also be used for quickly seeking friends. The present software works with Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 3G, GPS, and the like. The present software integrates with other communication technology that is used in smartphones and PCs. It works within Bluetooth range (about 100 feet), in homes, malls, parks, theaters, and the like.

Claims

1. A computer software product, comprising a medium readable by a processor, wherein the medium is a non-transitory computer readable media, the medium having stored thereon a set of instructions for locating persons of interest to a user of a wireless enabled device, the computer software product being installed on the wireless enabled device, the set of instructions including:

(a) a first sequence of instructions which, when executed by the processor, causes said processor to access geo-location data of the user, the geo-location data being provided via a communications infrastructure in operable communication with the wireless enabled device;

(b) a second sequence of instructions which, when executed by the processor, causes said processor to provide a contact table displayable in a user interface of the wireless enabled device, said contact table having a plurality of columns, including at least a nickname column, an offer column, and a show column, wherein each one of the nickname column and offer column includes fields for creating, retrieving, updating, and deleting data, the nickname and offer columns being maintainable by the user, the show column being a toggle switch for selectively activating and deactivating a corresponding row of the contact table, when a corresponding row is activated, an enabling of geo-location data exchange between the user and other users of the computer software product occurs, and when a corresponding row is deactivated, a disabling of geo-location data exchange between the user and other users of the computer software product occurs,

wherein the other users being designated in the contact table; and

(c) a third sequence of instructions which, when executed by the processor, causes said processor to display, via a user interface screen, the geo-location data of the other users on the wireless enabled device, the display having;

a circular range indicator indicating geo-location range of the user;

a direction indicator indicating direction to at least one of the other users of the computer software product, the direction indicator being formed as a triangular pointer floating above the circular range indicator;

a calling/response button disposed outside the lower periphery of the circular range indicator, the calling/response button initiating instant messaging IM between the user and the at least one of the other users;

a digital numeric distance indicator disposed on top of and inside the lower periphery of the circular range indicator, the digital numeric distance indicator indicating distance between the user and at least one of the other users;

a digital numeric time indicator disposed outside the lower periphery of the circular range indicator opposite the calling/response button; and

a profile information display field disposed inside of the circular range indicator, the profile information display displaying profile information of the at least one other user.

2. The computer software product according to claim 1, further comprising a fourth sequence of instructions which, when executed by the processor, causes said processor to display the geo-location data of the at least one other user only if the at least one other user has set privacy permission settings to allow the at least one other user'"'"'s geo-location data to be exchanged.

3. The computer software product according to claim 2, further comprising a fifth sequence of instructions which, when executed by the processor, causes said processor to broadcast the user'"'"'s geo-location data and an Instant Message “

Help”

message to all first responders in possession of a wireless enabled device executing the computer software product and in range of the user.

4. The computer software product according to claim 3, further comprising a sixth sequence of instructions which, when executed by the processor, causes said processor to determine the geo-location range by strength of Bluetooth signals received by the user'"'"'s wireless enabled device.

5. The computer software product according to claim 3, further comprising a seventh sequence of instructions which, when executed by the processor, causes said processor to exchange geo-location data only with a user-designated type of first responder when multiple types of first responders are in range of the user.

6. The computer software product according to claim 3, further comprising an eighth sequence of instructions which, when executed by the processor, causes said processor to actuate a beeper and display a beep indicator in the user interface to let the user know contact messaging has been activated.