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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2014
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Arlington, VA (US);
Peter Joseph, Pathanamthitta, IN;
Guruharan Ravi, Tamilnadu, IN;
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
A system and method are provided for directional messaging among mobile devices. An input is received from a first mobile device, identifying a directional range for sending a message to a second mobile device within the directional range. The second mobile device located in the directional range identified in the input is identified. A location indicator showing the location of the second mobile device within the identified directional range is sent to the first mobile device. A message to be sent to the second mobile device is received from the first mobile device. In response to receiving the message, the message is sent to the second mobile device.