WO2005114970A3 - Location-based social software for mobile devices - Google Patents

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WO2005114970A3
WO2005114970A3 PCT/US2005/016605 US2005016605W WO2005114970A3 WO 2005114970 A3 WO2005114970 A3 WO 2005114970A3 US 2005016605 W US2005016605 W US 2005016605W WO 2005114970 A3 WO2005114970 A3 WO 2005114970A3
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Dennis P Crowley
Alexander M Rainert
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Dennis P Crowley
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Priority to EP13150563.8A priority patent/EP2613501B1/en
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Priority to CN2005800232953A priority patent/CN101073274B/en
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Abstract

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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EP13150563.8A EP2613501B1 (en) 2004-05-12 2005-05-12 Location-based social software for mobile devices
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