Method, device, and terminal for simultaneously displaying multiple users' locations on a map
US10591305B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 18, 2018 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 2, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q50/00
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method, device, and terminal for displaying multiple users' locations on a map. The method includes: acquiring in real time, the most current locations of all the users who participate through an instant messaging chat system to share in sharing their locations; determining a starting location on a map, creating a starting region centered on the starting location, and gradually expanding the starting region in accordance with the most current location of each of the users who participate in sharing their locations, until a target region including the most current locations of all the users who participate in sharing their locations is acquired; and determining and displaying a viewable region on the map in accordance with the target region. The target region starting region expands to display a viewable region on the map as determined, such that the most current locations of users participating in sharing location is efficiently acquired.
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