Automatically providing a communication based on location information for a user of a social networking system
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving, by a social networking system, location information for a device associated with a first user of the social networking system and including a location identifier;
determining a location name based on a location identifier;
associating the location information with the first user in a user profile associated with the first user of the social networking system; and
sending, from the social networking system to a second user, a communication generated based at least in part on the location information, the communication including the determined location name.
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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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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving, by a social networking system, location information for a device associated with a first user of the social networking system and including a location identifier; determining a location name based on a location identifier; associating the location information with the first user in a user profile associated with the first user of the social networking system; and sending, from the social networking system to a second user, a communication generated based at least in part on the location information, the communication including the determined location name. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer system, comprising:
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a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing modules that include; a communication module configured to; receive location information for a device associated with a first user of a social networking system and including a location identifier, determine a location name based on a location identifier, and send, to a second user, a communication generated based at least in part on the location information; and a database module configured to associate the location information with the first user in a user profile associated with the first user of the social networking system; and a processor to execute the modules. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions executable by a computer processor, the instructions comprising:
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instructions for receiving, by a social networking system, location information for a device associated with a first user of the social networking system and including a location identifier; instructions for determining a location name based on a location identifier; instructions for associating the location information with the first user in a user profile associated with the first user of the social networking system; and instructions for sending, from the social networking system to a second user, a communication generated based at least in part on the location information, the communication including the determined location name. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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