	US 12,238,614 B2
	System of networked communication devices for providing recreational activity safety
Erich Paul Obst, Jr., Temecula, CA (US)
Assigned to SafeVelo, Inc, Temecula, CA (US)
Filed by SafeVelo, Inc., Temecula, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 3, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/686,133.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/156,049, filed on Mar. 3, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0286816 A1, Sep. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. H04W 4/02 (2018.01); H04W 4/021 (2018.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01)

CPC H04W 4/029 (2018.02) [H04W 4/022 (2013.01)]

14 Claims

1. A method for providing information sharing among a plurality user devices for improving recreationalist safety through networking of the user devices, the method comprising:

determining an initial location of a first user device of the plurality of user devices, using an application running on the first user device, the application querying a global positioning system device included within the first user device to receive an initial location datum comprising a latitude and a longitude indicative of the initial location of the first user device;

transmitting the initial location datum and an activity status identifier from the first user device to a remotely located server;

receiving, at the server, the initial location datum and the activity status identifier, the server storing the initial location datum and the activity status identifier along with a user identifier in a database;

determining, using the server and based on the received initial location datum, which other user devices of the plurality of user devices are nearby the first user device and have a non-null activity status identifier;

transmitting to the first user device location information and activity status identifier information for the other user devices determined by the server to be nearby the first user device and the non-null activity status identifier value;

receiving from the server at the first user device the location information and activity status identifier information for the other user devices determined by the server to be nearby the first user device and have the non-null activity status identifier; and

displaying, using the first user device and the application running thereon, a map showing an icon corresponding to a user of the first user device and the initial location of the first user device and icons corresponding to the activity status identifier and location information of the those user devices determined by the server to be nearby the first user device, and have the non-null activity status identifier.