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Communication system and method of generating geographic social networks in virtual space

  • US 9,507,749 B2
  • Filed: 05/17/2013
  • Issued: 11/29/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/17/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for location-sensitive social networking, comprising:

  • selecting, by the server, at least one point of interest maintained in memory accessible to the server;

    determining, by the server, at least one virtual area around the at least one point of interest;

    detecting, by the server, devices in use within the at least one virtual area; and

    determining, by the server, the user of a device in the at least one virtual area;

    determining, by the server, a user group in which the user is a member;

    determining the members of the user group;

    publishing the location of the device only to members of the user group; and

    wherein determining the at least one virtual area further comprises establishing a maximum time such that all persons capable of arriving at one point of interest within the maximum time are in the virtual are in the virtual area.

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