Patent ID: 9432810
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for opt-in and time limited bi-directional location sharing between a first device associated with a first participant and a second device associated with a second participant, said method comprising: receiving, at a server, a connection request from a first device to share information between the first and second devices, wherein the shared information includes messages and meta-data; providing, from the server, the connection request to the second device, said first and second participants being known to each or known as users in a same group, the information including at least locations of the first and second devices, the request providing the second participant with a choice to accept or deny the connection request; if the connection request is accepted, said method further comprises: if the connection request is not accepted, caching the connection request at the server and attempting the connection request periodically until the connection is established or a connection request duration time limit is reached at which point the connection request is canceled; wherein messages exchanged between the first and second devices are deleted from the first and second devices after the connection is terminated and after a second predetermined time period has elapsed; and wherein the messages exchanged between the first and second devices are reloaded onto the first and second devices if the connection is reestablished before a third period of time has elapsed.