Systems and methods for performing automatic social check-ins are disclosed. In one embodiment, in response to physical proximity between a user device and a venue-operated device located at a venue, an automatic check-in process is performed on behalf of a user of the user device. In one embodiment, the automatic check-in process is performed by first determining whether to perform an automatic check-in for the user of the user device at the venue based on one or more predefined automatic check-in rules and a user context and/or venue data that describes the venue. Upon determining that an automatic check-in is to be performed, a check-in for the user of the user device is performed to check the user into the venue via one or more check-in services.

System and method for automated proximity-based social check-ins

A system and method are disclosed for performing automatic check-ins and/or generating and sending automatic status updates based on social context. As used herein, a social context of a user is generally any data that describes a location at which the user is currently located or users that are spatially proximate to the user.

Automatic check-ins and status updates

A method executed by a computer includes receiving an image from a client device. A facial recognition technique is executed against an individual face within the image to obtain a recognized face. Privacy rules are applied to the image, where the privacy rules are associated with privacy settings for a user associated with the recognized face. A privacy protected version of the image is distributed, where the privacy protected version of the image has an altered image feature.

Apparatus and method for automated privacy protection in distributed images

A system and method for geolocation-based pictographs are provided. In example embodiments, a current geolocation of a user device is determined. A pictograph is identified based on the current geolocation of the user device. The identified pictograph is presented on a user interface of the user device.

Geolocation-based pictographs

Systems and methods are described for location based messaging. In one embodiment a mobile device is configured to receive a first recipient selection input identifying a second mobile device, a first content message associated with the first recipient selection input, and a first geofence input associated with the first content message, wherein the first geofence input identifies a first delivery area. The mobile device then initiates communication of the first content message from the mobile device to the second mobile device via a network, wherein the first content message is configured for presentation on the second mobile device when the second mobile device is within the first delivery area.

Location-based messaging

The present invention discloses a method for providing presence information, a watcher, a presence server, a presence system and a presentity. It enables the provisioning of history and future presence information, while the prior arts can provide only presence information corresponding to the current time. The method provided by the present invention includes: setting time elements of presence information; recording relevant time information of presence information in the time elements; providing the watcher with presence information together with relevant time information.

Method and apparatus for providing presence information

A method, a watcher client, a presence server, a presence system and a presence entity client for providing the presence information are used to solve the problem that it is just able to provide the current presence information but is not able to provide the historical and the future presence information. The method of this invention includes the step of : sets the time parameter corresponding to the presence information; records the time information corresponding to the presence information in the time parameter; provides the presence information with the corresponding time information to the watcher client.

Method for providing presence information and apparatus thereof

The present invention discloses providing presentment information method, observation unit client-side, presentment server and presentment system; for solving problem of current technology only providing current time presentment information but unable providing history presentment information and aftertime presentment information Said invented method includes A, configuring presentment information element corresponded time element; B, recording presentment information corresponded time information in time element; C, providing corresponded time information in providing presentment information to observation unit client-side

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Method and apparatus for providing presence information

Method for providing presence information and apparatus thereof

Method and device for providing present information