Location-based content aggregation and distribution

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10778788-B2
Application number	US-201916428702-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 31, 2019
Priority date	Mar 31, 2008
Publication date	Sep 15, 2020
Grant date	Sep 15, 2020

Abstract

In one embodiment, a method includes storing, by one or more computing devices of a content-aggregation-and-distribution system, one or more content postings. Each content posting is associated on creation with one or more geographic locations related to accessing the content posting. The method includes selectively providing, by one or more computing devices of the content-aggregation-and-distribution system, one or more of the content postings for display on an access device based on a geographic location associated with the access device. For each content posting selectively provided for display, the geographic location associated with the access device being within a predefined proximity of a geographic location of the one or more geographic locations related to accessing the content posting is requisite to the content posting being selectively provided for display.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
storing, by one or more computing devices of a content-aggregation-and-distribution system, one or more content postings, wherein each content posting is associated on creation with one or more geographic locations related to permission for accessing the content posting; and
selectively providing, by one or more computing devices of the content-aggregation-and-distribution system, one or more of the content postings for display on an access device based on a geographic location associated with the access device, wherein, for each content posting selectively provided for display, the geographic location associated with the access device is required to be within a predefined proximity of a geographic location of the one or more geographic locations related to permission for accessing the content posting for the content posting to be selectively provided for display on the access device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein selectively providing the one or more of the content postings for display further comprises:
detecting that the geographic location associated with the access device is within the predefined proximity of the geographic location related to permission for accessing the one or more of the content postings; and
providing a notification for display on the access device indicating that the one or more content postings are available for retrieval.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
providing, by one or more computing devices of the content-aggregation-and-distribution system, a content instance comprising data representative of one or more of the content postings selectively provided for display on the access device in response to input received at the access device.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more geographic locations related to permission for accessing a content posting are associated with the content posting based on an automatic detection of a geographic location of an access device associated with creation of the content posting.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein selectively providing the one or more of the content postings for display further comprises:
providing the access device access to the one or more of the content postings for a predefined length of time after the geographic location of the access device is no longer within the predefined proximity of the geographic location of the one or more geographic locations related to permission for accessing the one or more of the content postings selectively provided for display.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the geographic location associated with the access device is further required to be within the predefined proximity of the geographic location of the one or more geographic locations related to permission for accessing the one or more of the content postings selectively provided for display for one or more annotations associated with the content postings to be selectively provided for display on the access device.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein each annotation associated with the one or more content postings comprises at least one of a comment about the one or more content postings, a rating of the one or more content postings, or an edit to the one or more content postings.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the geographic location associated with the access device is determined based on:
a past location associated with the access device; or
or a present location of the access device.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein, for each content posting selectively provided for display on the access device, a first user is further required to be associated with one or more second users in the content-aggregation-and-distribution system for the content posting to be selectively provided for display on the access device.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the first user being associated with one or more second users in the content-aggregation-and-distribution system comprises:
the first user and the one or more of the second users being members of a group;
the first user being subscribed to a profile or content posting associated with one or more of the second users;
the first user having communicated with one or more of the second users through the content-aggregation-and-distribution system;
the first user and one or more of the second users being associated with one or more content postings associated with a particular geographic location;
the first user having a business relationship with one or more of the second users; or
the first user being a recipient of services provided by one or more of the second users.

11. A content-distribution-and-aggregation system comprising:
one or more processors; and
one or more memories operatively coupled to at least one of the processors and having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by at least one of the processors, cause at least one of the processors to:
store one or more content postings, wherein each content posting is associated on creation with one or more geographic locations related to permission for accessing the content posting; and
selectively provide one or more of the content postings for display on an access device based on a geographic location associated with the access device, wherein, for each content posting selectively provided for display, the geographic location associated with the access device is required to be within a predefined proximity of a geographic location of the one or more geographic locations related to permission for accessing the content posting for the content posting being to be selectively provided for display on the access device.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the instructions causing at least one of the processors to selectively provide the one or more of the content postings for display, when executed by at least one of the processors, further cause at least one of the processors to:
detect that the geographic location associated with the access device is within the predefined proximity of the geographic location related to permission for accessing the one or more of the content postings; and
provide a notification for display on the access device indicating that the one or more content postings are available for retrieval.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed by at least one of the processors, further cause at least one of the processors to:
provide a content instance comprising data representative of one or more of the content postings selectively provided for display on the access device in response to input received at the access device.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the one or more geographic locations related to permission for accessing a content posting are associated with the content posting based on an automatic detection of a geographic location of an access device associated with creation of the content posting.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the instructions causing at least one of the processors to selectively provide the one or more of the content postings for display, when executed by at least one of the processors, further cause at least one of the processors to:
provide the access device access to the one or more of the content postings for a predefined length of time after the geographic location of the access device is no longer within the predefined proximity of the geographic location of the one or more geographic locations related to permission for accessing the one or more of the content postings selectively provided for display.

16. At least one non-transitory

Assignees

• Facebook Inc

Inventors

• Frazier Kristopher T
• Roberts Brian F
• Relyea Donald H

Classifications

• H04W4/023 Primary

  using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds · CPC title

• G01C21/26 Primary

  specially adapted for navigation in a road network · CPC title

• H04L51/216

  Handling conversation history, e.g. grouping of messages in sessions or threads · CPC title

• H04L51/52

  for supporting social networking services · CPC title

• H04L67/535

  Tracking the activity of the user (network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34) · CPC title