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App. No. 15/484,095

System and Method for Alerting a First Mobile Data Processing System Nearby a Second Mobile Data Processing System

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App. No.
15/484,095
Abstract

Provided is a fully automated web service with location based services generally involved in transmission of situational location dependent information to automatically located mobile receiving data processing systems. The web service communicates with a receiving data processing system in a manner by delivering information to the device when appropriate without the device requesting it at the time of delivery. The web service maximizes anonymity of users, provides granular privacy control with a default of complete privacy, and supports user configurable privileges and features for desired web service behavior and interoperability. The web service is fully automated to eliminate human resources required to operate services. Integrated with the web service are enhanced location based services providing map solutions, alerts, sharing of novel services between users, and complete user control for managing heterogeneous device interoperability through the web service.

Claims (58)

1 . A data processing method comprising:

initiating, by a first mobile data processing device, a deliverable content message related to an item of interest, the setting including specifying a region where the item is located;

determining, by a server data processing system, a situational location of a second mobile data processing device, the situational location determined by proximity of the second mobile data processing device to an antenna station in the region;

determining, by the server data processing system, whether there is a predefined relationship between the first mobile data processing device and the second mobile data processing device that is known to the first and the second mobile data processing devices;

responsive to determining that there is predefined relationship:

determining, by the server data processing system, the deliverable content message as being relative to the predefined relationship and the region; and

sending, by the server data processing system, the deliverable content message to the second mobile data processing device.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

causing the antenna station emit a signal including a content type designator, the content type designator configured to enable the second mobile data processing device to retrieve content from a database including information about the first mobile data processing device.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a device identifier from the first mobile data processing device, the device identifier identifying the first mobile data processing device; and

identifying the content using the device identifier.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

sending content to the second mobile data processing device, the content including a map of the region and a marker designating the location of the first mobile data processing device in the region.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

sending content to the second mobile data processing device, the content including a map of the region and markers designating the locations of the first mobile data processing device and the second mobile data processing device in the region.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

sending content to the first mobile data processing device, the content including a text message related to the predefined relationship.

7 . The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

maintaining a history of text messages sent to the first mobile data processing device; and

prior to sending the content to the first mobile data processing device, determining that the text message related to the predefined relationship was not previously sent to the first mobile data processing device.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a historical interest associated with the first mobile data processing device; and

selecting content based on the historical interest; and

sending the content to the first mobile data processing device.

9 . The method of claim 1 , where the antenna station is registered in a grid of cells associated with the region.

10 . The method of claim 1 , where the sending of the content is configured through a wireless Internet connection.

11 . A method comprising:

receiving, by a processor of a first mobile data processing device operating in a region, a signal from an antenna station in the region, the signal including a content type designator configured to enable the first mobile data processing device to retrieve a deliverable content message related to an item of interest from a database including information about a second mobile data processing device, where the first mobile data processing device has a predefined relationship to the second mobile data processing device and the relationship is known to the first and second mobile data processing devices; and

receiving, by the first mobile data processing device from a server data processing system, the deliverable content message related to the item of interest.

12 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

receiving, by the first mobile data processing device, a map of the region and a marker designating the location of the second mobile data processing device in the region.

13 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

receiving, by the first mobile data processing device, a map of the region and markers designating the locations of the second mobile data processing device and the first mobile data processing device in the region.

14 . A server data processing system, comprising:

one or more processors;

memory coupled to the one or more processors and configured to store instructions, which, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

receiving a setting for a deliverable content message related to an item of interest, the setting including specifying a region where the item is located;

determining, by the one or more processors, a situational location of a first mobile data processing device, the first situational location determined by proximity of the first mobile data processing device to an antenna station in a region;

determining, by the one or more processors, whether there is a predefined relationship between the first mobile data processing device and the second mobile data processing device that is known to the first and second mobile data processing devices;

responsive to determining that there is predefined relationship:

determining, by the one or more processors, the deliverable content message as being relative to the predefined relationship and the region; and

sending, by the one or more processors, the the deliverable content message to the second mobile data processing device.

15 . The system of claim 14 , further comprising:

causing the antenna station to emit a signal including a content type designator, the content type designator configured to enable the second mobile data processing device to retrieve content from a database including information about the first mobile data processing device.

16 . The system of claim 14 , further comprising:

receiving a device identifier from the first mobile data processing device, the device identifier identifying the first mobile data processing device; and

identifying content using the device identifier.

17 . The system of claim 14 , further comprising:

sending content to the second mobile data processing device, the content including a map of the region and a marker designating the location of the first mobile data processing device in the region.

18 . The system of claim 14 , further comprising:

sending content to the second mobile data processing device, the content including a map of the region and markers designating the locations of the first mobile data processing device and the second mobile data processing device in the region.

19 . The system of claim 14 , further comprising:

sending content to the first mobile data processing device, the content including a text message related to the predefined relationship.

20 . The system of claim 19 , further comprising:

maintaining a history of text messages sent to the first mobile data processing device; and

prior to sending the content to the first mobile data processing device, determining that the text message related to the predefined relationship was not previously sent to the first mobile data processing device.

21 .- 29 . (canceled)