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Location-based social software for mobile devices

A technology for mobile devices and location coordinates, which is used in location-based services, electrical components, selection devices, etc., and can solve complex problems

Active Publication Date: 2007-11-14
GOOGLE LLC
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However, this also requires advance planning and very complex organization

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[0031] Figure 1 is a perspective representation of a geographic area 10 in which acquaintances are located. Geographical area 10 is hypothetical and is intended to show a number of different locations where acquaintances may find themselves. A location may be any suitable type of location a person would like to be in, such as a home, apartment, bar, restaurant, parking lot, stadium, or street. Here, the term "acquaintance" is used broadly to indicate users who want to communicate with each other. This can include old friends, friends of friends, or more distant acquaintances.

[0032] For example, in a geographical area 10, a person may be located in an open space 12, 20 such as a parking lot or a park. In such a location, they might expect to meet friends who want to go out for a barbecue or play a game such as basketball or soccer at the park. Perhaps, they've found themselves alone in the park, or only have an odd number of players, and want to complete the team for a fu...

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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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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a system and method for connecting people to each other, and more particularly, to connections between acquaintances for activities such as socialization. Background technique [0002] Humans are social animals, some more social animals than others. We express this socialization through relationships, and we do so through the exchange of information. Many information exchange technologies have been used, from direct dialogue, to pyrotechnic signals, to the telegraph, to the telephone, and wireless communications such as cellular telephones. Modern technological modes of communication are very convenient, very easy to use, and very effective. [0003] However, initiating communication is not always easy. Such steps usually involve having all communicating people, whether in the same room, on a single telephone call, or in what is often called a "meeting" in a business setting, or perhaps a "party" or "talk", all comm...

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IPC IPC(8): H04Q7/20H04W4/029H04M3/00H04M3/42H04W4/02H04W4/06H04W4/12H04W8/08H04W8/14
CPCH04W4/023H04M3/42374H04M2203/2044H04W4/02H04W8/08H04M2242/14H04W8/14H04M2203/205H04W4/06H04M3/42H04L12/58H04W4/12H04M2242/30H04M2203/2094H04L29/08657H04L67/18H04L51/222H04L51/52H04L67/52H04W4/029H04L51/00
Inventor 丹尼斯·P·克劳雷亚历山大·M·莱内特
Owner GOOGLE LLC
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