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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2007
Samuel H. Altman, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Nicholas T. Sivo, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Thomas B. Pernikoff, Mountain View, CA (US);
Alok Deshpande, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Richard M. Pernikoff, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Samuel H. Altman, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Nicholas T. Sivo, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Thomas B. Pernikoff, Mountain View, CA (US);
Alok Deshpande, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Richard M. Pernikoff, Palo Alto, CA (US);
LOOPT, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of a location sharing network manager process are described. The process is executed on a server computer coupled to a plurality of mobile communication devices over a wireless network. Each mobile device is a location-aware mobile communication device. The process determines the geographic location of a mobile communication device operated by a user within an area, displays a map representation of the area around the mobile communication device on a graphical user interface of the mobile communication device, and superimposes on the map the respective locations of one or more other trusted users of mobile communication devices coupled to the mobile communication device over the network. A comprehensive network manager process provides management functions to allow communication with mobile phone users outside of the service network and allows for efficient communication with groups of users within the service network.