Patent · US Active

Sharing location information during a communication session

US10572098B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

FACEBOOK, INC. · US

Inventors

Henry Bridge · Brooklyn, US
Francis Luu · San Francisco, US
Nathan Borror · Palo Alto, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 7, 2019
Grant date	Feb 25, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 7, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W4/029
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In one embodiment, a method includes receiving user input on a graphical user interface of a first computing device to provide location information associated with the first computing device to a second computing device. The current location of the first computing device is accessed, and the current location is sent to one or more second computing devices, the current location being displayed in a graphical user interface of the second computing devices.

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