Identifying users of a communications system at commonn geographic locations
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- determining, by at least one processor, a location of a mobile device associated with a first user of a communications system;
determining that a second user of the communications system is at or near the location of the mobile device associated with the first user;
providing an indication via the mobile device associated with the first user indicating that the second user is at or near the location of the mobile device associated with the first user;
generating a message with at least a representation of the location of the mobile device; and
posting the message to an online location accessible to the first user and one or more co-users of the first user within the communications system.
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Abstract
Providing location information on a mobile device includes receiving signals from external devices. Each signal includes information that specifies a geographic location for the external device that has provided the signal. A geographic location for the mobile device is calculated by using the information contained in each of the received signals. A representation of the geographic location of the mobile device is generated. The representation of the geographic location is included within an electronic message that provides information describing a user of the mobile device to other users of an electronic communications system. The electronic message is transmitted to another device to provide an indication of the geographic location for the user to one of the other users of the electronic communications system.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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determining, by at least one processor, a location of a mobile device associated with a first user of a communications system; determining that a second user of the communications system is at or near the location of the mobile device associated with the first user; providing an indication via the mobile device associated with the first user indicating that the second user is at or near the location of the mobile device associated with the first user; generating a message with at least a representation of the location of the mobile device; and posting the message to an online location accessible to the first user and one or more co-users of the first user within the communications system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including a set of instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform steps comprising:
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determining a location of a mobile device associated with a first user of a communications system; determining that a second user of the communications system is at or near the location of the mobile device associated with the first user; providing an indication via the mobile device associated with first user indicating that the second user is at or near the location of the mobile device associated with the first user; generating a message with at least a representation of the location of the mobile device; and posting the message to an online location accessible to the first user and one or more co-users of the first user within the communications system. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system comprising:
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one or more processors; and one or more non-transitory computer-readable media having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to; determine a location of a mobile device associated with a first user of a communications system; determine that a second user of the communications system is at or near the location of the mobile device associated with the first user; provide an indication via the mobile device associated with first user indicating that the second user is at or near the location of the mobile device associated with the first user; generate a message with at least a representation of the location of the mobile device; and post the message to an online location accessible to the first user and one or more co-users of the first user within the communications system. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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