System and method for anonymous location based services
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- registering an account for a first user with a web service, the first user associated with a first device;
registering an account for a second user with the web service, the second user associated with a second device;
receiving, at the web service, from the first user device a request granting a location based services privilege to the second user that allows the second user to receive location tracking information associated with the first user device;
receiving, at the web service, a situational location of the first user device;
receiving a request at the web service from the second user device requesting location tracking information associated with the first user device;
in response to receiving the request, determining that the second user has been granted the location based services privilege by the first user; and
transmitting location tracking information associated with the first user device to the second user device in accordance with the location based services privilege, where transmitting location tracking information associated with the first device is performed by processing the location based services privilege according to a preference specified by the first user.
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Abstract
Provided is a fully automated web service with location based services generally involved in transmission of situational location dependent information to automatically located mobile receiving data processing systems. The web service communicates with a receiving data processing system in a manner by delivering information to the device when appropriate without the device requesting it at the time of delivery. There are varieties of configurations made by different user types of the web service for configuring information to be delivered, and for receiving the information. The web service maximizes anonymity of users, provides granular privacy control with a default of complete privacy, and supports user configurable privileges and features for desired web service behavior and interoperability. The web service is fully automated to eliminate human resources required to operate services.
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18 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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registering an account for a first user with a web service, the first user associated with a first device; registering an account for a second user with the web service, the second user associated with a second device; receiving, at the web service, from the first user device a request granting a location based services privilege to the second user that allows the second user to receive location tracking information associated with the first user device; receiving, at the web service, a situational location of the first user device; receiving a request at the web service from the second user device requesting location tracking information associated with the first user device; in response to receiving the request, determining that the second user has been granted the location based services privilege by the first user; and transmitting location tracking information associated with the first user device to the second user device in accordance with the location based services privilege, where transmitting location tracking information associated with the first device is performed by processing the location based services privilege according to a preference specified by the first user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
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one or more processors; and a computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, causes; registering an account for a first user with a web service, the first user associated with a first device; registering an account for a second user with the web service, the second user associated with a second device; receiving, at the web service, from the first user device a request granting a location based services privilege to the second user that allows the second user to receive location tracking information associated with the first user device; receiving, at the web service, a situational location of the first user device; receiving a request at the web service from the second user device requesting location tracking information associated with the first user device; in response to receiving the request, determining that the second user has been granted the location based services privilege by the first user; and transmitting location tracking information associated with the first user device to the second user device in accordance with the location based services privilege, where transmitting location tracking information associated with the first device is performed by processing the location based services privilege according to a preference specified by the first user. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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