Location-Based Social Software for Mobile Devices
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1. A method of establishing connection between users of mobile devices, comprising:
- receiving at a computer a location of a first user from a first mobile device;
receiving from a second mobile device a location of a second user having an acquaintance relationship to the first user; and
sending a message to the first mobile device based on the proximity of the first user to the second user.
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Abstract
A method of establishing connection between users of mobile devices includes receiving at a computer a location of a first user from a first mobile device, receiving from a second mobile device a location of a second user having an acquaintance relationship to the first user, and sending a message to the first mobile device based on the proximity of the first user to the second user.
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1. A method of establishing connection between users of mobile devices, comprising:
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receiving at a computer a location of a first user from a first mobile device; receiving from a second mobile device a location of a second user having an acquaintance relationship to the first user; and sending a message to the first mobile device based on the proximity of the first user to the second user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for providing information about acquaintances, comprising:
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an interface to receive messages from users of the system providing information associated with their location; a location engine configured to correlate the received location information to a location identifier that may be compared to other location identifiers; an acquaintance identifier configured to identify acquaintances of users providing location information to the system; and a message generator to prepare messages to users regarding the locations of their acquaintances if those locations are proximate to the users. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for providing information about acquaintances, comprising:
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an interface to receive a message from a first user of the system; means for identifying a set of users of a particular relationship to the first user within a particular proximity of the first user; and a message generator to prepare messages for the set of users in response to the message from the first user.
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23. A computer-readable media having stored thereon instructions that, when executed, perform actions comprising:
receiving at a computer a location of a first user from a first mobile device; receiving from a second mobile device a location of a second user having an acquaintance relationship to the first user; and sending a message to the first mobile device based on the proximity of the first user to the second user.
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