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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2019

Filed:

Jul. 03, 2017
Applicant:

Excalibur Ip, Llc, New York, NY (US);

Inventors:

Marc E. Davis, San Francisco, CA (US);

Christopher W. Higgins, New Westminster, CA;

Joseph O'Sullivan, Oakland, CA (US);

Athellina Athsani, San Jose, CA (US);

Christopher S. Jaffe, Burlingame, CA (US);

Ron Martinez, San Francisco, CA (US);

Assignee:

EXCALIBUR IP, LLC, New York, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/02 (2018.01); H04W 4/18 (2009.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04W 4/21 (2018.01); H04W 8/18 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/02 (2013.01); H04L 67/18 (2013.01); H04W 4/185 (2013.01); H04W 4/21 (2018.02); H04L 67/306 (2013.01); H04L 67/36 (2013.01); H04W 4/023 (2013.01); H04W 4/027 (2013.01); H04W 8/18 (2013.01);
Abstract

Apparatus, interfaces, and computer instructions are provided for establishing an association between a user and a declared interest, such as a brand or some other subject, and for generating a map to display the interests of one or more users. An association is established between an interest identifier, a user, and target object selected based upon an action of the user. The target object may include a location that may be specified by coordinates. The action may include selection of the at least one location by the user. Selection may include selecting a user interface feature that causes the at least one location to be selected based upon a geographical position of the user. The position may be determined by a Global Positioning System device carried by the user. Techniques are also disclosed for identifying people who are potentially interested in a given interest, or in a second interest related to a first interest, based on previously established interest-location-user associations.


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