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Mobile location sharing system

US8160606B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 28, 2007
Grant dateApr 17, 2012
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Expiry dateFeb 14, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W4/18
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A mobile location sharing system comprising: enabling a sender wireless device to send a payload including a location descriptor and a list of target identifiers to a group of targets; identifying a preferred communication mode for each in the group of targets; selecting a transmission format for the preferred communication mode; and sending the location descriptor in the transmission format selected for each in the group of targets for audio-visual output.

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