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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2011
Vincent D. Park, Budd Lake, NJ (US);
Rajiv Laroia, Far Hills, NJ (US);
Edward Knapp, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Himanshu S. Amin, Solon, OH (US);
Marybeth Selby, San Jose, CA (US);
Vincent D. Park, Budd Lake, NJ (US);
Rajiv Laroia, Far Hills, NJ (US);
Edward Knapp, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Himanshu S. Amin, Solon, OH (US);
MaryBeth Selby, San Jose, CA (US);
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for storing user generated information, e.g., reviews, comments, suggestions relevant to a particular geographic region, using local access nodes and/or facilitating discovery of the availability of the locally stored and locally relevant content through the use of peer-to-peer signals are described. In various embodiments, the locally stored and available content can be discovered when passing within range a local access point, storing the locally relevant user provided content. User generated information, in some embodiments, can be stored subject to user specified sharing restrictions. In various embodiments, users can limit the information they are provided by controlling profile setting and/or a setting used to control what information is provided as they move through a region. In some embodiments, user provided information distribution and/or access can be, and sometimes is, restricted based on group membership, user identity and/or interests.