US 11,751,009 B2
Customized paired location tracking and method of use thereof
William Bott, Milwaukee, WI (US); Piper Gasiorowski, Milwaukee, WI (US); Daniel Hasbani, Glendale, WI (US); and Dan Giralte, Milwaukee, WI (US)
Assigned to BlinkTech, LLC, Milwaukee, WI (US)
Filed by BlinkTech, LLC, a Wisconsin limited liability company, Milwaukee, WI (US)
Filed on Oct. 12, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/499,426.
Application 17/499,426 is a continuation of application No. 16/670,347, filed on Oct. 31, 2019, granted, now 11,166,122.
Prior Publication US 2022/0030387 A1, Jan. 27, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 4/02 (2018.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01); H04W 8/00 (2009.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04W 68/00 (2009.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 4/023 (2013.01) [G01C 21/3438 (2013.01); G01C 21/367 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04W 68/005 (2013.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.02)] 20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
receiving, at a first computer device associated with a first person, a selection of a distance range from a plurality of distance ranges;
receiving, at the first computer device, a selection of a second person;
transmitting first data from the first computing device, the first data identifying the second person and the selected distance range, the first data corresponding to a request to pair the first person with the second person at the selected distance range;
receiving second data at the first computer device, the second data indicating the second person accepted the request to pair the first person with the second person at the selected distance range;
displaying a map on the first computing device, the map comprising:
a location of the first person;
a plurality of geographical features in the vicinity of the first person, the plurality of geographical features selected from the group consisting of a road, a body of water, a town, a city, and a state border;
an indication of the area within the map that is within a second distance range, of the plurality of distance ranges, from the first person; and
an indication that the second person is within the selected distance range.