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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2007
Applicants:
Darryl L. Pierce, Apex, NC (US);
Norman Lee Faus, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Inventors:
Darryl L. Pierce, Apex, NC (US);
Norman Lee Faus, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Assignee:
Red Hat, Inc., Raleigh, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/173 (2006.01); G06Q 10/10 (2012.01); G06Q 50/00 (2012.01); G06Q 30/02 (2012.01); H04L 12/18 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 12/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/10 (2013.01); G06Q 50/01 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0281 (2013.01); H04L 12/1813 (2013.01); H04L 51/20 (2013.01); H04L 65/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An embodiment relates generally to a method of providing a service. The method includes receiving a request to determine a status of a user and determining an on-line status of the user. The method also includes providing a geographic proximity of the user in response to the on-line status of the user being on-line.