Network updates of time and location
US8781393B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 30, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 23, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M1/72457
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and systems utilize a shake and transfer process to initiate a wireless communication provide a user device with time and location information of the communication, which can be associated with contact information of a user of the other device. As a result, a user has additional information associated with a contact, and the time and location information can be used to determine or track elapsed time and distance traveled between communications.
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