IP Library Patent Application 14788043
Patent Application
App. No. 14/788,043

LOCATION SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE APPLICATION

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Patent No.
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App. No.
14/788,043
Abstract

Embodiments described herein generally relate to a social media platform which provides a location specific experience. An application, such as a website or mobile app, may provide a community of users the opportunity to connect with various media based upon the user's physical location. Application users may create and access media with others users within the application. Various media may be created and associated with a physical location utilizing a location based service. The application may allow users to access location specific media based on the user's vicinity of the media to provide the user with a unique location based experience.

Claims (38)

1 . A method of generating and determining access to media content, comprising:

creating a media item associated with a geographical location;

determining an access proximity to the media item;

displaying the media item and the access proximity on a graphical user interface;

determining the geographical location of a user relative to the access proximity; and

determining whether to allow or deny the user access to the media item by comparing the user's geographical location to the access proximity associated with the media item.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the media item is created by a first user and accessed by a second user when the second user's geographical location is physically within the access proximity.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the media item is created by the first user and inaccessible by the second user when the second user's geographical location is physically beyond the access proximity.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the access proximity of the media item is determined by a user that created the media item.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the media item generates an access indication when the user's geographical location is within the access proximity.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein media item is configured to generate a push notification and notify the user when the user's geographical location is within the access proximity of the media item.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the graphical user interface displays a map indicating the geographical location of the media item.

8 . A non transitory computer-readable storage medium, storing instructions that when executed by a processor, cause the processor to generate and determine access to media content, by performing the steps of:

creating a media item associated with a geographical location;

determining an access proximity to the media item;

displaying the media item and the access proximity on a graphical user interface;

determining the geographical location of a user relative to the access proximity; and

determining whether to allow or deny the user access to the media item by comparing the user's geographical location to the access proximity associated with the media item.

9 . The non transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the media item is created by a first user and accessed by a second user when the second user's geographical location is physically within the access proximity.

10 . The non transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the media item is created by the first user and inaccessible by the second user when the second user's geographical location is physically beyond the access proximity.

11 . The non transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the access proximity of the media item is determined by a user that created the media item.

12 . The non transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the media item generates an access indication when the user's geographical location is within the access proximity.

13 . The non transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein media item is configured to generate a push notification and notify the user when the user's geographical location is within the access proximity of the media item.

14 . The non transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the graphical user interface displays a map indicating the geographical location of the media item.

15 . A computer system for generating and determining access to media content, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the computer system to:

create a media item associated with a geographical location;

determine an access proximity to the media item;

display the media item and the access proximity on a graphical user interface;

determine the geographical location of a user relative to the access proximity; and

determine whether to allow or deny the user access to the media item by comparing the user's geographical location to the access proximity associated with the media item.

16 . The computer system of claim 15 , wherein the media item is created by a first user and accessed by a second user when the second user's geographical location is physically within the access proximity.

17 . The computer system of claim 16 , wherein the media item is created by the first user and inaccessible by the second user when the second user's geographical location is physically beyond the access proximity.

18 . The computer system of claim 15 , wherein the access proximity of the media item is determined by a user that created the media item.

19 . The computer system of claim 15 , wherein the media item generates an access indication when the user's geographical location is within the access proximity.

20 . The computer system of claim 15 , wherein media item is configured to generate a push notification and notify the user when the user's geographical location is within the access proximity of the media item.

21 . The computer system of claim 15 , wherein the graphical user interface displays a map indicating the geographical location of the media item.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 30, 2022
From: SMUGMUG, INC.
To: AWES.ME, INC.
Reel/Frame 059554/0609 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 30, 2015
From: STRONG, BRIAN; MACASKILL, DON
To: SMUGMUG, INC.
Reel/Frame 036695/0027 →