US 12,010,595 B2
Specially programmed computing devices being continuously configured to allow unfamiliar individuals to have an in-person instantaneous meeting involving local color
John Stuart Kime, Austin, TX (US); Nathan Robert Jones, Austin, TX (US); Christopher Tice Peifer, Greenwich, CT (US); Andrew David Michaelis, Austin, TX (US); Quenby Justina Swinson-Mitchell, Austin, TX (US); David Rodriguez, Austin, TX (US); and Nathan Madera, Austin, TX (US)
Filed by Hopgrade, Inc., Austin, TX (US)
Filed on Aug. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/878,837.
Application 17/878,837 is a continuation of application No. 17/878,806, filed on Aug. 1, 2022.
Application 17/878,806 is a continuation of application No. 17/868,574, filed on Jul. 19, 2022.
Application 17/868,574 is a continuation of application No. 17/385,186, filed on Jul. 26, 2021, abandoned.
Application 17/385,186 is a continuation of application No. 16/989,608, filed on Aug. 10, 2020, granted, now 11,076,271, issued on Jul. 27, 2021.
Application 16/989,608 is a continuation of application No. 16/601,026, filed on Oct. 14, 2019, granted, now 10,743,150, issued on Aug. 11, 2020.
Application 16/601,026 is a continuation of application No. 16/047,916, filed on Jul. 27, 2018, granted, now 10,448,223, issued on Oct. 15, 2019.
Application 16/047,916 is a continuation of application No. 15/864,831, filed on Jan. 8, 2018, abandoned.
Application 15/864,831 is a continuation of application No. 15/368,219, filed on Dec. 2, 2016, granted, now 9,867,021, issued on Jan. 9, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/262,015, filed on Dec. 2, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2023/0134168 A1, May 4, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 4/20 (2018.01); H04L 12/18 (2006.01); H04M 3/42 (2006.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01); H04W 4/21 (2018.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04W 12/02 (2009.01); H04W 12/033 (2021.01)
CPC H04W 4/20 (2013.01) [H04L 12/1813 (2013.01); H04M 3/42008 (2013.01); H04W 4/023 (2013.01); H04W 4/21 (2018.02); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04W 12/02 (2013.01); H04W 12/033 (2021.01); H04M 2203/105 (2013.01); H04M 2203/2072 (2013.01); H04M 2203/2094 (2013.01); H04M 2203/256 (2013.01); H04M 2203/6045 (2013.01)] 33 Claims
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1. An apparatus for Global Positioning System-directed locating, the apparatus including:
at least one server configured to carry out operations including:
mediating electronic communications, over a network between a mobile computing device and a client computing device, such that the communications maintain first user anonymity with respect to the client computing device, and electronically send an expected first user identity for the mobile computing device to the client computing device, and maintain second user anonymity with respect to the mobile computing device, and electronically send an expected second user identity for the client computing device to the mobile computing device; and
initiating, by said communications, a meeting, a pickup, or a delivery, the meeting, the pickup, or the delivery involving the mobile computing device and the client computing device, including:
sending a location to the mobile computing device;
sending the location to the client computing device;
determining, based on real-time GPS-received location information for the mobile computing device and based on location information for the client computing device, driving directions to the location, walking directions to the location, or both;
sending the directions to at least one of the mobile computing device and the client computing device so as to facilitate travel to the location; and
sending at least one secret key, to one of the mobile computing device and the client device, that is verified in connection with the meeting, the pickup, or the delivery via another of the mobile computing device and the client device, said at least one secret key being randomly generated or derived using a key derivation algorithm.