Apparatuses, methods, and recording mediums for providing location sharing services
US9743376B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 12, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 12, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/21
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A location sharing service apparatus including a memory having computer-readable instructions stored therein; and at least one processor configured to execute the computer-readable instructions to receive a location sharing request and a location setting request, the location sharing request indicating one more friend terminals, detect a current location of a user terminal in response to the location sharing request, periodically receive a second location of the one or more friend terminals, in response to the location sharing request, designate the current location or a set location included in the location setting request as a first location of the user terminal, generate map data including the first location and the second location of the one or more friend terminals, and display the map data.
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