METHODS, ELECTRONIC DEVICES, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PROVIDING GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE USING MAP TILES
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1. A method of operating an electronic device, comprising:
- determining an approximate geographic location of the electronic device;
determining a zoom level for a geographic map tile that encompasses the approximate geographic location;
determining horizontal and vertical coordinates for the geographic map tile based on the zoom level and the approximate geographic location of the electronic device; and
sending the horizontal and vertical coordinates and zoom level to another device as a geographic presence indicator for the electronic device.
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Abstract
An electronic device is operated by determining an approximate geographic location of the electronic device, determining a zoom level for a geographic map tile that encompasses the approximate geographic location, determining horizontal and vertical coordinates for the geographic map tile based on the zoom level and the approximate geographic location of the electronic device, and sending the horizontal and vertical coordinates and zoom level to another device as a geographic presence indicator for the electronic device. Related electronic devices and computer program products are also provided.
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1. A method of operating an electronic device, comprising:
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determining an approximate geographic location of the electronic device; determining a zoom level for a geographic map tile that encompasses the approximate geographic location; determining horizontal and vertical coordinates for the geographic map tile based on the zoom level and the approximate geographic location of the electronic device; and sending the horizontal and vertical coordinates and zoom level to another device as a geographic presence indicator for the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An electronic device, comprising:
a controller configured to determine an approximate geographic location of the electronic device, to determine a zoom level for a geographic map tile that encompasses the approximate geographic location, to determine horizontal and vertical coordinates for the geographic map tile based on the zoom level and the approximate geographic location of the electronic device, and to send the horizontal and vertical coordinates and zoom level to another device as a geographic presence indicator for the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer program product for operating an electronic device, comprising:
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a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therein, the computer readable program code comprising; computer readable program code configured to determine an approximate geographic location of the electronic device; computer readable program code configured to determine a zoom level for a geographic map tile that encompasses the approximate geographic location; computer readable program code configured to determine horizontal and vertical coordinates for the geographic map tile based on the zoom level and the approximate geographic location of the electronic device; and computer readable program code configured to send the horizontal and vertical coordinates and zoom level to another device as a geographic presence indicator for the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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