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Distributed geospatial communications system

  • US 9,980,088 B2
  • Filed: 10/31/2014
  • Issued: 05/22/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of managing communications, comprising:

  • receiving, by a first mobile device located in a geospatial area, information from a second mobile device, the first mobile device being in communication with a data repository over a network, the data repository being separate from the first mobile device and the second mobile device;

    communicating, by the first mobile device, the information received from the second mobile device to the data repository or to a third mobile device located in the geospatial area only if the second mobile device is not in communication with the data repository; and

    determining that the second mobile device is not in communication with the data repository by determining, by the first mobile device, that the second mobile device is not located within the geospatial area;

    wherein the first mobile device is configured to determine that the second mobile device is not located within the geospatial area based on metadata associated with the information received from the second mobile device; and

    wherein the metadata associated with the information received from the second mobile device comprises an indication of a location of the second mobile device.

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