Method, apparatus, and computer program product for location sharing
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- accessing, a name associated with a first point of interest and a first geographic cell associated with the first point of interest, the first geographic cell including first geographic cell boundaries;
receiving location information, the location information describing a location of a device;
determining, via a processor, whether the location described by the location information is within the first geographic cell boundaries;
associating the device with the first point of interest in response to the location described by the location information being within the first geographic cell boundaries, wherein associating the device with the first point of interest includes associating the device with the first point of interest in response to receiving a user selection of the first point of interest from a selection display interface; and
causing the name of the first point of interest to be shared in response to the location described by the location information being within the first geographic cell boundaries.
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Abstract
An apparatus for location sharing may include a processor. The processor may be configured to access a point of interest and a geographic cell associated with the point of interest. In this regard, the geographic cell may include geographic cell boundaries. The processor may also be configured to receive location information. The location information may describe a location of a device. The processor may be further configured to determine whether the location described by the location information is within the geographic cell boundaries and associate the device with the point of interest in response to the location described by the location information being within the geographic cell boundaries. The processor may also be configured to share the association between the device and the point of interest via an online service. Associated methods and computer program products may also be provided.
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1. A method comprising:
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accessing, a name associated with a first point of interest and a first geographic cell associated with the first point of interest, the first geographic cell including first geographic cell boundaries; receiving location information, the location information describing a location of a device; determining, via a processor, whether the location described by the location information is within the first geographic cell boundaries; associating the device with the first point of interest in response to the location described by the location information being within the first geographic cell boundaries, wherein associating the device with the first point of interest includes associating the device with the first point of interest in response to receiving a user selection of the first point of interest from a selection display interface; and causing the name of the first point of interest to be shared in response to the location described by the location information being within the first geographic cell boundaries. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, direct the apparatus at least to:
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access a name associated with a first point of interest and a first geographic cell associated with the first point of interest, the first geographic cell including first geographic cell boundaries; receive location information, the location information describing a location of a device; determine whether the location described by the location information is within the first geographic cell boundaries; associate the device with the first point of interest in response to the location described by the location information being within the first geographic cell boundaries, wherein being directed to associate the device with the first point of interest includes being directed to associate the device with the first point of interest in response to receiving a user selection of the first point of interest from a selection display interface; and cause the name of the first point of interest to be shared in response to the location described by the location information being within the first geographic cell boundaries. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having executable computer-readable program code instructions stored therein, the computer-readable program code instructions comprising:
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first program code instructions configured to access a name associated with a first point of interest and a first geographic cell associated with the first point of interest, the first geographic cell including first geographic cell boundaries; second program code instructions configured to receive location information, the location information describing a location of a device; third program code instructions configured to determine whether the location described by the location information is within the first geographic cell boundaries; fourth program code instructions configured to associate the device with the first point of interest in response to the location described by the location information being within the first geographic cell boundaries, wherein being configured to associate the device with the first point of interest includes being configured to associate the device with the first point of interest in response to receiving a user selection of the first point of interest from a selection display interface; and fifth program code instructions configured to cause the name of the first point of interest to be shared in response to the location described by the location information being within the first geographic cell boundaries. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus comprising:
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means for accessing a name of a first point of interest and a first geographic cell associated with the first point of interest, the first geographic cell including first geographic cell boundaries; means for receiving location information, the location information describing a location of a device; means for determining whether the location described by the location information is within the first geographic cell boundaries; means for associating the device with the first point of interest in response to the location described by the location information being within the first geographic cell boundaries, wherein the means for associating the device with the first point of interest includes means for associating the device with the first point of interest in response to receiving a user selection of the first point of interest from a selection display interface; and means for causing the name of the first point of interest to be shared in response to the location described by the location information being within the first geographic cell boundaries. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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