US 11,082,390 B2Granted

Methods and devices for facilitating and monetizing merges of targets with stalkers

OwnerRobert Ri'chardinventor

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Abstract

Methods and devices facilitate and monetize merges of stalkers and targets. Responsive to an invitation from an entity of interest (target), a request is received for a real-time location of the entity of interest (target) via a user interface of at least one mobile communication device associated with a user (stalker). The request may be received responsive to an invite from the entity of interest. Responsive to the request for the location, the real-time location of the entity of interest is provided via the user interface. When the mobile communication device associated with the stalker comes within a predetermined proximity of the target, a recording of a meeting between the stalker and the target is initiated. The target is provided with a reward responsive to a first recorded meeting between a stalker and the target.

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Dependent claims

A method, comprising:

receiving, from a mobile communication device associated with an entity of interest, an invitation to meet with users, the invitation including a real-time location of the entity of interest;
providing the invitation to at least one mobile communication device associated with a user;
receiving, from the at least one mobile communication device associated with the user, a request for the real-time location of the entity of interest;
responsive to the request for the location, providing the real-time location of the entity of interest to the at least one mobile communication device;
receiving, from the at least one mobile communication device, an indication that the user of the at least one mobile communication device has met the entity of interest at the location;
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providing a reward to the entity of interest responsive to receipt of the indication that the user of the at least one mobile communication device has met the entity of interest.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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Application: 16/501,476Filed 13 Jun 2018 · us provisional application
Priority: 13 Jun 2017
Published: US 2020/0322303 A18 Oct 2020
Granted: 3 Aug 2021
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification9 codes

H04L 51/52
User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail: for…
G06Q 30/0208
Discounts or incentives, e.g. coupons or rebates: trade or exchange of goods or services in exchange for incentives or rewards
H04L 51/046
Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]: interoperability with other network applications or services
H04L 51/222
Monitoring or handling of messages: using geographical location information, e.g. messages transmitted or received in proximity of a certain spot…