Location sharing using friend list versions
US11314776B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 15, 2020 |
| Grant date | Apr 26, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2209/544
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system and a method for performing operations comprising: storing, on a distributed storage system, a plurality of real-time graph (RTG) instances that include a plurality of device objects, the plurality of device objects comprising a first device object associated with a given user; receiving, by the first device object, a friends list of the given user having a first version identifier; receiving, by the first device object, an update from a client device associated with the given user, the update comprising a friends list version identifier; determining that the first version identifier of the friends list in the first device object mismatches the friends list version identifier in the update; and synchronizing the friends list in the first device object prior to sending one or more messages that include the update to other device objects of the plurality of device objects.
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