DIRECTIONAL ANIMATION FOR COMMUNICATIONS
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1. A method comprising:
- detecting in a communication device a communication between a sender and a recipient;
determining a location of the sender;
deterring a location of the recipient;
determining a direction between the location of the recipient relative to the location of the sender; and
providing a directional animation on a display of the communication device, wherein the directional animation is generally in a direction from the location of the sender towards the location of the recipient.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, user interface and computer program product for detecting in a communication device a communication between a sender and a recipient, determining a location of the sender, determining a location of the recipient, determining a direction between the location of the recipient relative to the location of the sender, and providing a directional animation on a display of the communication device, wherein the directional animation is generally in a direction from the location of the sender towards the location of the recipient.
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21 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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detecting in a communication device a communication between a sender and a recipient; determining a location of the sender; deterring a location of the recipient; determining a direction between the location of the recipient relative to the location of the sender; and providing a directional animation on a display of the communication device, wherein the directional animation is generally in a direction from the location of the sender towards the location of the recipient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus comprising:
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a location module processor configured to determine location data corresponding to a geographical location of a sender and a recipient to a communication; a directional animation module processor configured to receive the location data and provide a directional animation on a display of a communication device, the directional animation configured to indicate a relative direction from a location of the sender of the communication to a location of the recipient of the communication. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium bearing computer code embodied therein for use with a computer, the computer program code comprising:
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code for detecting in a communication device a communication between a sender and a recipient; determining a location of the sender; deterring a location of the recipient; determining a direction between the location of the recipient relative to the location of the sender; and providing a directional animation on a display of the communication device, wherein the directional animation is generally in a direction from the location of the sender towards the location of the recipient. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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