Personalized location information for mobile devices
First Claim
1. A method of providing location information on a mobile device, the method comprising:
- receiving signals from external devices, each signal including information that specifies a geographic location for the external device that has provided the signal;
calculating a geographic location for the mobile device by using the information contained in each of the received signals;
generating a representation of the geographic location of the mobile device;
including the representation of the geographic location within an electronic message that provides information describing a user of the mobile device to other users of an electronic communications system; and
transmitting the electronic message to another device to provide an indication of the geographic location for the user to one of the other users of the electronic communications system.
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Abstract
Providing location information on a mobile device includes receiving signals from external devices. Each signal includes information that specifies a geographic location for the external device that has provided the signal. A geographic location for the mobile device is calculated by using the information contained in each of the received signals. A representation of the geographic location of the mobile device is generated. The representation of the geographic location is included within an electronic message that provides information describing a user of the mobile device to other users of an electronic communications system. The electronic message is transmitted to another device to provide an indication of the geographic location for the user to one of the other users of the electronic communications system.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of providing location information on a mobile device, the method comprising:
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receiving signals from external devices, each signal including information that specifies a geographic location for the external device that has provided the signal;
calculating a geographic location for the mobile device by using the information contained in each of the received signals;
generating a representation of the geographic location of the mobile device;
including the representation of the geographic location within an electronic message that provides information describing a user of the mobile device to other users of an electronic communications system; and
transmitting the electronic message to another device to provide an indication of the geographic location for the user to one of the other users of the electronic communications system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A machine-accessible medium that, when accessed, results in a machine performing operations for providing location information on a mobile device, comprising:
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receiving signals from external devices, each signal including information that specifies a geographic location for the external device that has provided the signal;
calculating a geographic location for the mobile device by using the information contained in each of the received signals;
generating a representation of the geographic location of the mobile device;
including the representation of the geographic location within an electronic message that provides information describing a user of the mobile device to other users of an electronic communications system; and
transmitting the electronic message to another device to provide an indication of the geographic location for the user to one of the other users of the electronic communications system.
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25. A system comprising:
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means for receiving signals from external devices, each signal including information that specifies a geographic location for the external device that has provided the signal;
means for calculating a geographic location for the mobile device by using the information contained in each of the received signals;
means for generating a representation of the geographic location of the mobile device;
means for including the representation of the geographic location within an electronic message that provides information describing a user of the mobile device to other users of an electronic communications system; and
means for transmitting the electronic message to another device to provide an indication of the geographic location for the user to one of the other users of the electronic communications system.
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