METHOD AND SYSTEM OF PROVIDING INSTANT LOCATION SERVICE
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, at a wireless device of a first user, mapping information of a second user over a wireless network, wherein the mapping information specifies position of the second user;
notifying the first user of location of the second user based on the received mapping information; and
initiating, by the wireless device, a communication session over the wireless network to the second user.
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Abstract
An approach is disclosed for providing an instant location service. At a wireless device of a first user, mapping information of a second user is received over a wireless network. The mapping information specifies position of the second user within a prescribed proximity of the wireless device. The first user is notified of the location of the second user based on the received mapping information. A communication session is selectively initiated by the wireless device, over the wireless network to the second user.
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27 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a wireless device of a first user, mapping information of a second user over a wireless network, wherein the mapping information specifies position of the second user; notifying the first user of location of the second user based on the received mapping information; and initiating, by the wireless device, a communication session over the wireless network to the second user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A mobile apparatus operated by a first user, the apparatus comprising:
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a processor configured to receive mapping information of a second user over a wireless network, wherein the mapping information specifies position of the second user; and a display configured to present location of the second user based on the received mapping information, wherein a communication session is initiated over the wireless network to the second user. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method comprising:
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receiving location information from a first wireless device over a wireless network; receiving location information from a second wireless device over the wireless network; generating mapping information for the first wireless device, wherein the mapping information specifies position of the second wireless device within a prescribed proximity of the wireless device; and transmitting the mapping information to the first wireless device over the wireless network, wherein the first wireless device initiates a communication session over the wireless network to the second wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system comprising:
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a mapping module configured to receive location information from a first wireless device over a wireless network, and location information from a second wireless device over the wireless network, wherein the mapping module is further configured to generate mapping information for the first wireless device, the mapping information specifying position of the second wireless device within a prescribed proximity of the first wireless device, wherein the mapping information is transmitted to the first wireless device, the first wireless device initiating a communication session over the wireless network to the second wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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