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System, apparatus and method for location-based instant messaging

US6714791B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 23, 2001
Grant dateMar 30, 2004
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Expiry dateApr 2, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S707/99939
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computer-implemented method comprising: transmitting positional data identifying a wireless device's position responsive to a first user transmitting a message from the wireless device to one or more other users; and transmitting the positional data to the one or more other users.

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