Online location sharing through an internet service search engine
First Claim
1. A method of online location sharing through an internet service search engine, the method comprising:
- receiving in a server a query from a first user, said query identifying a second user;
querying a plurality of internet services with said server over a network for real-time information relevant to said second user, the plurality of internet services comprising a number of applications whose functionality is provided over an internet; and
providing a consolidated view of responses received from said plurality of internet services to said first user with said server, said server being authorized by said second user to receive all information relevant to said second user contained in said responses;
in which said consolidated view of responses indicates an online location of said second user as defined by access of a number of said plurality of internet services by said second user, the online location comprising one of the plurality of internet services most recently known to have been interacted with by said second user.
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Abstract
Online location sharing through an internet service search engine includes: receiving in a server a query from a first user, the query identifying a second user; querying multiple internet services with the server over a network for real-time information regarding the second user; and providing a consolidated view of responses received from the plurality of internet services to the first user with the server, the server being authorized by the second user to receive all information relevant to the second user contained in the responses; wherein the consolidated view of responses indicates an online location of the second user.
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1. A method of online location sharing through an internet service search engine, the method comprising:
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receiving in a server a query from a first user, said query identifying a second user; querying a plurality of internet services with said server over a network for real-time information relevant to said second user, the plurality of internet services comprising a number of applications whose functionality is provided over an internet; and providing a consolidated view of responses received from said plurality of internet services to said first user with said server, said server being authorized by said second user to receive all information relevant to said second user contained in said responses; in which said consolidated view of responses indicates an online location of said second user as defined by access of a number of said plurality of internet services by said second user, the online location comprising one of the plurality of internet services most recently known to have been interacted with by said second user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 19)
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13. A method of online location sharing through an internet service search engine, the method comprising:
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receiving in a server from a first user a query identifying a second user; querying each of a plurality of individual internet services with said server using a standardized application programming interface (API) call to request real-time information stored individually by each of said internet services that is relevant to said second user; receiving in said server a plurality of responses from said internet services, said server being authorized by said second user to receive all information relevant to said second user contained in said responses; determining an online location of said second user with said server from said received responses, the online location being defined by access of a number of said plurality of internet services by said second user; and providing said online location of said second user to said first user with said server. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20)
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