Location aware sticky notes
View Patent ↗In one embodiment, a computer system creates for a first user a location-triggered note specific for a second user and for a particular location, determines the second user's location, and transmits the location-triggered note to the second user if the second user is at the particular location.
1. A method comprising:
by one or more computing devices, receiving, from a first user, a request to create a location-triggered note comprising a first location of the first user and a message;
by one or more computing devices, creating a location-triggered-note record comprising the first location and the message;
by one or more computing devices, receiving, from a second user, data indicating a second location of the second user;
by one or more computing devices, determining whether the location-triggered-note record is accessible to the second user based at least in part on a comparison between the first location and the second location;
by one or more computing devices, sending the message of the location-triggered-note record to the second user if the location-triggered-note record is accessible to the second user;
by one or more computing devices, in response to sending the message determining if the first user is within a predetermined distance from the first location; and
by one or more computing devices, in response to determining the first user is within the predetermined distance from the first location, sending to the first user a notification indicating that the message of the location-triggered-note record has been sent to the second user.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising storing the location-triggered-note record in a data store.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein whether the location-triggered-note record is accessible to the second user is determined based further on one or more privacy settings defining one or more users having access to the location-triggered-note record.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein one or more of the privacy settings are defined by the first user.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sending the message of the location-triggered-note record to the second user comprises sending to the second user a notification comprising a user name of the first user, the first location, and the message.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the notification further comprises a profile picture of the first user.
7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the notification is an email, a Short Messages Service (SMS) message, an instant message (IM), or a phone call.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein sending the message of the location-triggered-note record to the second user comprises:
creating a news-feed entry comprising a user name of the first user, the first location, and the message; and
updating a news feed for the second user with the news-feed entry.
9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising sending to the first user a notification indicating that the second user is at or near the first location.
10. One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying software that is operable when executed to:
receive, from a first user, a request to create a location-triggered note comprising a first location of the first user and a message;
create a location-triggered-note record comprising the first location and the message;
receive, from a second user, data indicating a second location of the second user;
determine whether the location-triggered-note record is accessible to the second user based at least in part on a comparison between the first location and the second location;
send the message of the location-triggered-note record to the second user if the location-triggered- note record is accessible to the second user;
in response to sending the message, determining if the first user is within a predetermined distance from the first location; and
in response to determining the first user is within the predetermined distance from the first location, send to the first user a notification indicating that the message of the location-triggered-note record has been sent to the second user.
11. The media of claim 10 , wherein the software is further operable when executed to store the location-triggered-note record in a data store.
12. The media of claim 10 , wherein whether the location-triggered-note record is accessible to the second user is determined based further on one or more privacy settings defining one or more users having access to the location-triggered-note record.
13. The media of claim 12 , wherein one or more of the privacy settings are defined by the first user.
14. The media of claim 10 , wherein sending the message of the location-triggered-note record to the second user comprises sending to the second user a notification comprising a user name of the first user, the first location, and the message.
15. The media of claim 14 , wherein the notification further comprises a profile picture of the first user.
16. The media of claim 14 , wherein the notification is an e-mail, a Short Messages Service (SMS) message, an instant message (IM), or a phone call.
17. The media of claim 10 , wherein sending the message of the location-triggered-note record to the second user comprises:
creating a news-feed entry comprising a user name of the first user, the first location, and the message; and
updating a news feed for the second user with the news-feed entry.
18. The media of claim 10 , wherein the software is further operable when executed to send to the first user a notification indicating the second user is at or near the first location.
19. A system comprising:
one or more processors; and
a memory coupled to the processors comprising instructions executable by the processors, the processors being operable when executing the instructions to:
receive, from a first user, a request to create a location-triggered note comprising a first location of the first user and a message;
create a location-triggered-note record comprising the first location and the message;
receive, from a second user, data indicating a second location of the second user;
determine whether the location-triggered-note record is accessible to the second user based at least in part on a comparison between the first location and the second location;
send the message of the location-triggered-note record to the second user if the location-triggered-note record is accessible to the second user;
in response to sending the message, determining if the first user is within a predetermined distance from the first location; and
in response to determining the first user is within the predetermined distance from the first location, send to the first user a notification indicating that the message of the location-triggered-note record has been sent to the second user.
20. The system of claim 19 , wherein the processors are further operable when executing the instructions to store the location-triggered-note record in a data store.