Device-to-device location awareness
US9456298B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 4, 2008 |
| Grant date | Sep 27, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 28, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W8/183
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
During an ongoing wireless telephone call communication session between a pair of mobile devices, a local device responds to its user's activation of a virtual or actual button or key, or its user's verbal command, by automatically sending an over the air message (e.g., a SMS or text message or other network communication message) to the remote device. The message requests location information of the remote device. Upon obtaining location information from the remote device, a location of the remote device is automatically displayed on the local device. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
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