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Sharing of location information in a networked computing environment

US9042919B2 · kind B2 · utility

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5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 16, 2009
Grant dateMay 26, 2015
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 9, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W12/63
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system includes a server and a source client executable on a first electronic device in communication with the server The server is configured to provide to a second electronic device in communication with the server access to location data implementable by a user interface associated with the second electronic device The location data enables the user interface to display the geographical location of the first electronic device The access to the location data is accessible to the second electronic device only during a time interval designated by a user of the first electronic device.

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