Patent ID: 9002380
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving a request from a first mobile device to be notified when a contact's mobile device is in proximity to the first mobile device; obtaining permission to receive information associated with the contact; receiving a first location corresponding to a current location of the first mobile device; receiving a second location corresponding to a current location of the contact's mobile device; estimating, based on the first location and the second location, an amount of time needed for the first mobile device to travel to a location of the contact's mobile device; determining that the contact's mobile device is in proximity to the first mobile device, including: defining a gee-fence based on a current location of the first mobile device, a speed of travel associated with the current location of the first mobile device, a direction of travel associated with the current location of the first mobile device, a distance between the first mobile device and the contact's mobile device, and a travel route of the first mobile device, and detecting that the contact's mobile device is within the geo-fence when the amount of time is less than a threshold period of time; and notifying the first mobile device that the contact's mobile device is in proximity to the first mobile device.