Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for location-based, just in time social networking
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Application No.: US13782879Application Date: 2013-03-01
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Publication No.: US09413832B2Publication Date: 2016-08-09
- Inventor: Sanjay Macwan
- Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
- Applicant Address: US GA Atlanta
- Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
- Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
- Current Assignee Address: US GA Atlanta
- Main IPC: G06F15/16
- IPC: G06F15/16 ; H04L29/08 ; G06Q30/02 ; H04L12/58

Abstract:
In one embodiment, the present disclosure is a method and apparatus for location-based, just in time social networking. In one embodiment, a method for providing a social network includes receiving a request from a first user of the social network to provide information from a location of interest specified by the first user, and locating a group comprising at least one other user of the social network, where each of the at least one other user is currently at the location of interest and has volunteered to provide information from the location of interest, wherein the group is selected from a larger group of other users who are at a plurality of locations of interest.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130179523A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATION-BASED, JUST IN TIME SOCIAL NETWORKING Public/Granted day:2013-07-11
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