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US 10,764,719 B2Granted
Interactive platforms to share information and disseminate messages
OwnerLeo T. Abbeinventor
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Abstract
A method to publish information that can preferably only be retrieved by either a select set of users or all users. The information is published on a map, tied to a physical location. Each piece of information is associated with a viewing radius. Retrieval of the published information is based on those other users' physical location. The number of users that retrieve and collect the information can be limited.
Claims19
A method of publishing information on a mobile device, comprising:
- receiving a selected information to be published by a transceiver of the mobile device;
- receiving a location to be associated with the selected information;
- associating the selected information with the location;
- publishing a marker representing the selected information on a map at the location for display on a display of the mobile device;
- and
- assigning a viewing radius to the marker and the selected information on the map,
- wherein the marker and selected information are hidden and can only be retrieved by a user and the mobile device physically located within the viewing radius from the selected location;
- verifying a current location of the user and the mobile device;
- and
- providing the marker and selected information to the user only when the user and the mobile device is within the viewing radius.
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