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Managed dissemination of location data

  • US 9,432,381 B2
  • Filed: 12/01/2010
  • Issued: 08/30/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/01/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method implemented at least in part by a client application executing on one or more computing devices, the method comprising:

  • identifying a triggering event indicating that location data of a user device is to be obtained, wherein the user device comprises one of a first computing device of the one or more computing devices or a device different from the one or more computing devices;

    in response to identifying the triggering event, causing an authentication credential to be provided to a remote location provider, the authentication credential indicating that the client application has permission to access at least a portion of the location data of the user device;

    obtaining, from the remote location provider, the portion of the location data that the client application has permission to access; and

    notifying a user of a presence of one or more social connections of the user in a form of communication based on a number of the one or more social connections of the user that are present within a predetermined proximity of a location indicated by the portion of the location data that the client application has obtained from the remote location provider.

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