# US 2014/0208228 A1 · Location Sensitive Messaging

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- Number: US 2014/0208228 A1
- Document ID: US20140208228A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/223,005
- Filed: 2014-03-24
- Published: 2014-07-24
- Earliest claimed: 2006-05-19
- Assignees: TeleCommunication Systems, Inc.
- Applicants: TeleCommunication Systems, Inc.
- Inventors: Sunit Lohtia; Joseph H. Astroth, JR.
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140208228A1

## CPC

- H04W 4/14: Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
- G06F 3/0482: Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
- H04L 12/189: {in combination with wireless systems (selective distribution or broadcast in wireless communication networks H04W4/06)}
- H04L 51/222: using geographical location information, e.g. messages transmitted or received in proximity of a certain spot or area
- H04L 51/58: Message adaptation for wireless communication
- H04W 4/02: Services making use of location information
- H04W 4/025: {using location based information parameters}
- H04W 4/029: Location-based management or tracking services
- H04W 4/06: Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services
- H04W 4/12: Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
- H04L 51/04: Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
- H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72)
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)
- H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M)

## Abstract

Methods including computer program products for receiving a request from a first device, the request incorporating a message. One or more users from a first set of one or more users are selected where each of the selected one or more users is associated with a second device that is in a proximity to a current location of the first device. The message and the current location of the first device are sent to each of the second devices associated with the selected one or more users.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A computer implemented method, comprising:
receiving a request from a first device, the request incorporating a message;
selecting one or more users from a first set of one or more users where each of the selected one or more users is associated with a second device that is in a proximity to current location of the first device; and
sending the message and the current location of the first device to each of the second devices associated with the selected one or more users.

### Claim at position 2

2-20. (canceled)