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Place-specific buddy list services

  • US 9,554,250 B2
  • Filed: 10/28/2015
  • Issued: 01/24/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for providing a location information service, the method comprising:

  • receiving, from a first mobile computing device, one or more reports of a location of the first mobile computing device;

    determining, based at least in part on the one or more reports of the location of the first mobile computing device, one or more places near the location of the first mobile computing device;

    showing on a visual display the one or more places near the location of the first mobile device to the first mobile computing device; and

    upon a selection of one of the one or more places near the location of the first mobile computing device, providing a prompt to share the selection to a second mobile computing device.

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