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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2015
Applicant:
Aol Inc., Dulles, VA (US);
Inventor:
Vincent Oh, Renton, WA (US);
Assignee:
AOL Inc., Dulles, VA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 12/08 (2009.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04L 12/18 (2006.01); H04L 12/58 (2006.01); H04W 4/02 (2009.01); H04M 3/56 (2006.01); H04W 88/02 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 67/18 (2013.01); H04L 12/18 (2013.01); H04L 12/189 (2013.01); H04L 12/1818 (2013.01); H04L 12/581 (2013.01); H04L 12/5895 (2013.01); H04L 51/04 (2013.01); H04L 51/38 (2013.01); H04L 67/22 (2013.01); H04M 3/56 (2013.01); H04W 4/02 (2013.01); H04W 4/021 (2013.01); H04W 4/023 (2013.01); H04W 12/08 (2013.01); H04W 88/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for providing location-based communication services, such as location-based chat sessions and location based-data feeds. Access to a chat session or data feed may be provided to a user of a mobile device when the current location of the mobile device is determined to be within a predetermined geographic region. In one implementation, the chat session or data feed relates to content provided by members of a group or social network. In other implementations, the content related to chat session or data feed is provided by members of the general public.