Apparatus and systems for providing location-based services within a wireless network
First Claim
1. A communications device comprising:
- a processor; and
memory coupled to the processor, the memory comprising executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising;
adding a friend to a friends list on the communications device; and
responsive to adding the friend to the friends list, when a privacy setting comprises a first setting, receiving;
an indication of a location of the friend; and
an image, obtained from a public profile, of the friend.
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Abstract
A system for providing wireless telecommunications services to mobile devices includes structure and functionality for location-based services, and includes both server and client/mobile device apparatuses. One apparatus includes a data store storing at least a first record associated with a first wireless device or a second record associated with a second wireless device. A computer is coupled to the data store and is configured to receive a request from the first wireless device to obtain location information associated with the second wireless device. The computer is configured to receive a change location privileges request, and to update the first or second records in the data store based on the received change request. Other apparatuses provide additional structures and functions.
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26 Claims
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1. A communications device comprising:
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a processor; and memory coupled to the processor, the memory comprising executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising; adding a friend to a friends list on the communications device; and responsive to adding the friend to the friends list, when a privacy setting comprises a first setting, receiving; an indication of a location of the friend; and an image, obtained from a public profile, of the friend. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A communications device comprising:
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a processor; and memory coupled to the processor, the memory comprising executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising; receiving, via the communications device, a request to at least one of; be a friend;
orshare a location; and responsive to receiving the request, when a privacy setting is a first privacy setting, providing; an indication of a current location of the communications device; and an image, obtained from a public profile, of an individual associated with the device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A computer-readable storage medium that is not a propagating signal, the computer-readable storage medium comprising executable instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising:
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adding a friend to a friends list; and responsive to adding the friend to the friends list, when a privacy setting comprises a first setting, receiving; an indication of a location of the friend; and an image, obtained from a public profile, of the friend.
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