Location based content aggregation and distribution systems and methods

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10809069-B2
Application number	US-201916679091-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 8, 2019
Priority date	Mar 31, 2008
Publication date	Oct 20, 2020
Grant date	Oct 20, 2020

Abstract

In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a content instance from a first device, wherein the content instance is associated with a geographic location and a period of time; determining that a second device is associated with the geographic location and the period of time associated with the content instance, wherein the determination is based on the second device being within a predefined proximity of the geographic location associated with the content instance during the period of time associated with the content instance; and enabling, in response to determining that the second device is associated with the geographic location and the period of time associated with the content instance, the content instance to be accessible by the second device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising, by a computing system:
receiving a content instance from a first device, wherein the content instance is associated with a geographic location and a period of time;
determining that a second device is associated with the geographic location and the period of time associated with the content instance, wherein the determination is based on the second device being within a predefined proximity of the geographic location associated with the content instance during the period of time associated with the content instance; and
enabling, in response to determining that the second device is associated with the geographic location and the period of time associated with the content instance, the content instance to be accessible by the second device.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
sending, in response to determining that the second device is associated with the geographic location and the period of time associated with the content instance, a notification to the second device indicating an availability of the content instance.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
distributing, in response to determining that the second device is associated with the geographic location and the period of time associated with the content instance, the content instance to the second device.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
enabling, in response to determining that the second device is associated with the geographic location and the period of time associated with the content instance, one or more communications between the first device and the second device.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining that one or more third devices are associated with the geographic location and the period of time associated with the content instance;
enabling, in response to determining that the second device and the one or more third devices are associated with the geographic location and the period of time associated with the content instance, one or more communications between the second device and one or more of the third devices.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
enabling, in response to determining that the second device is associated with the geographic location and the period of time associated with the content instance, the second device to submit one or more annotations to the content instance.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein submitting the one or more annotations to the content instance comprises one or more of:
editing the content instance;
rating the content instance;
labeling the content instance;
making a note on the content instance;
commenting on the content instance;
blocking the content instance;
reporting the content instance; and
categorizing the content instance.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the geographic location associated with the content instance is a location of the first device when the content instance is received.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the geographic location associated with the content instance is a location that is determined based on geo-tag data associated with the content instance.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the content instance comprises information relating to one or more of:
road construction;
road closure;
traffic pattern or condition;
ski resort condition;
travel direction;
venue;
hotel;
eatery;
shopping;
school; and
event.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the period of time associated with the content instance corresponds to information comprised in the content instance.

12. One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying software that is operable when executed to:
receive a content instance from a first device, wherein the content instance is associated with a geographic location and a period of time;
determine that a second device is associated with the geographic location and the period of time associated with the content instance, wherein the determination is based on the second device being within a predefined proximity of the geographic location associated with the content instance during the period of time associated with the content instance; and
enable, in response to determining that the second device is associated with the geographic location and the period of time associated with the content instance, the content instance to be accessible by the second device.

13. The one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media of claim 12 , further being operable when executed to:
send, in response to determining that the second device is associated with the geographic location and the period of time associated with the content instance, a notification to the second device indicating an availability of the content instance.

14. The one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media of claim 12 , further being operable when executed to:
distribute, in response to determining that the second device is associated with the geographic location and the period of time associated with the content instance, the content instance to the second device.

15. The one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media of claim 12 , further being operable when executed to:
enable, in response to determining that the second device is associated with the geographic location and the period of time associated with the content instance, one or more communications between the first device and the second device.

16. The one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media of claim 12 , further being operable when executed to:
determine that one or more third devices are associated with the geographic location and the period of time associated with the content instance;
enable, in response to determining that the second device and the one or more third devices are associated with the geographic location and the period of time associated with the content instance, one or more communications between the second device and one or more of the third devices.

17. The one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media of claim 12 , wherein the geographic location associated with the content instance is a location that is determined based on geo-tag data associated with the content instance.

18. The one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media of claim 12 , wherein the content instance comprises information relating to one or more of:
road construction;
road closure;
traffic pattern or condition;
ski resort condition;
travel direction;
venue;
hotel;
eatery;
shopping;
school; and
event.

19. The one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media of claim 12 , wherein the period of time associated with the content instance corresponds to information comprised in the content instance.

20. A system comprising: one or more processors; and a non-transitory memory coupled to the processors comprising instructions executable by the processors, the processors operable when executing the instructions to:
receive a content instance from a first device, wherein the content instance is associated with a geographic location and a period of time;
determine that a second device is associated with the geographic location and the period of time associated with the content instance, wherein the determination is based on the second device being within a predefined proximity of the geographic location associated with the content instance during the period of time associated wi

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