US 12,041,518 B2
Specially programmed computing devices being continuously configured to allow unfamiliar individuals to have an instantaneous meeting
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)
Assigned to Hopgrade, Inc., Austin, TX (US)
Filed by Hopgrade, Inc., Austin, TX (US)
Filed on Jul. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/868,574.
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 2022/0360955 A1, Nov. 10, 2022
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)] 20 Claims
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1. An apparatus for Global Positioning System directed meeting, 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 involving the mobile computing device and the client computing device, including
assigning to both the mobile computing device and to the client computing device a unique visual secret for the meeting that includes a keyword, a phrase, an image, or any combination of them, wherein the unique visual secret is randomly generated or derived using a key derivation algorithm,
sending a location for the meeting to the mobile computing device, and
sending the location to the client computing device;
determining, based on real-time Global Positioning System received location information for the mobile 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 to facilitate the meeting; and
sending to both the mobile computing device and the client computing device a shared visual secret identifier, such that the shared visual secret identifier enables visual confirmation of the expected first user identity during the meeting.