Apparatus and systems for providing location-based services within a wireless network
First Claim
1. A computer-readable storage medium bearing executable instructions, wherein the instructions comprise:
- receiving a request to add a friend to a friends list on a communications device; and
responsive to receiving the request, when a privacy setting comprises a first setting, receiving;
an indication of a location of a device associated with 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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1. A computer-readable storage medium bearing executable instructions, wherein the instructions comprise:
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receiving a request to add a friend to a friends list on a communications device; and responsive to receiving the request, when a privacy setting comprises a first setting, receiving; an indication of a location of a device associated with 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, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a communications device, an indication that a friend is being added to a friends list; responsive to receiving the indication, determining, by the communications device, a privacy setting; when the privacy setting comprises a first setting; determining, by the communications device, a location of the friend; and obtaining from a public profile, by the communications device, an image of the friend; and providing, by the communications device; an indication of the location of a device associated with the friend; and an indication of the image. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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