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System and method for automatic social messaging

  • US 9,336,514 B2
  • Filed: 08/06/2009
  • Issued: 05/10/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/06/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for automatic social messaging in a user communications device, comprising:

  • providing a user interface by which a user can define a plurality of trigger events, each trigger event in the plurality of trigger events being associated with a different application available on the user communications device;

    receiving, from an application executing on the user communications device, an indication of an occurrence of a predefined trigger event, the predefined trigger event comprising one of a user requesting a location or the user requesting directions;

    accessing a set of event parameters for the predefined trigger event stored on the user communications device, the set of event parameters includinga set of recipients for a notification message associated with the predefined trigger event, andnotification update information, the notification update information including an update interval based on distance progressed toward a desired location, the update interval triggering an automatic transmission of a notification update message when the update interval expires to provide continual update information;

    enabling the user to customize at least one of content or format of the notification message; and

    automatically transmitting the notification message associated with the predefined trigger event to the set of recipients through a social networking medium.

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