US 12,114,236 B2
Specially programmed computing devices being continuously configured to allow unfamiliar individuals to have an instantaneous, in-person 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 Aug. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/878,806.
Application 17/878,806 is a continuation of application No. 17/868,574, filed on Jul. 19, 2022, granted, now 12,041,518.
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 2022/0369080 A1, Nov. 17, 2022
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)] 62 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for multiple Global Positioning System-directed meeting with safety condition monitoring, the apparatus including:
at least one server configured to carry out operations including:
mediating electronic communications, over a network between a first mobile computing device and a second mobile computing device, the first mobile computing device specifically programmed by an app to communicate with the server including via a graphical user interface configured to enable recording, and such that those of the communications from the server maintain first user anonymity with respect to the second mobile computing device, and electronically send an expected first user identity for the first mobile computing device to the second mobile computing device, and electronically send an expected second user identity for the second mobile computing device to the first mobile computing device, and maintain second user anonymity with respect to the first mobile computing device; and
initiating, by said communications, an in-person meeting involving the first mobile computing device and the second mobile computing device, including:
sending a location for the meeting to the first mobile computing device, and sending the location to the second mobile computing device;
determining, based on real-time Global Positioning System-received location information for the first mobile computing device and based on real-time Global Positioning System-received location information for the second mobile computing device, driving directions to the location, walking directions to the location, or both;
sending the directions to at least one of the first mobile computing device and the second mobile computing device to facilitate the meeting; and
receiving, at the server from the first mobile computing device via the app, a recording of the meeting as external monitoring, and analyzing the recording to identify a potential safety condition.