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Electronic device, server, and control method and location information providing method for the electronic device

  • US 10,243,909 B2
  • Filed: 05/21/2014
  • Issued: 03/26/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/21/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An electronic device comprising:

  • a communication unit communicating with a social network service server and location information service server; and

    a controller periodically transmitting location information to the location information service server through the communication unit when executing a grouping application, producing a group including at least one member and a user,wherein the at least one member is selected by the user from address list information received from the location information service server, requesting a group participation request to the at least one member included in the group through the social network service server, and periodically receiving the location information from the at least one member who accepts the group participation request and the user,wherein group members comprise the at least one member and the user,wherein the controller sets a first destination of the group and displays first location indicators of the group members on a map and second location indicators of the group members on a first straight-line visual representation based on the location information respectively when the first destination of the group is set,wherein the map and the first straight-line visual representation are displayed on a screen,wherein the first destination is a common destination that each of the group members heads for,wherein the second location indicators of the group members are displayed in proportion to distances from each of the group members to the first destination on the first straight-line visual representation,wherein positions of the second location indicators on the first straight-line visual representation are changed according to the distances between the first destination and each of the group members, andwherein the controller sets one end of the first straight-line visual representation as the common destination, and displays a location indicator, among the second location indicators of the group members, corresponding to a group member located farthest away from the common destination at the other end of the first straight-line visual representation.

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