EASY LOCATION SHARING

• US 20190320301A1
• Filed: 06/27/2019
• Published: 10/17/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 08/14/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: CHANG, Jae Woo, FROST, Megan M., DICKENS, Joshua B., LEMAY, Stephen O., VAN OS, Marcel, DELLINGER, Richard R., YANG, Lawrence Y.
• Granted Patent: US 11,418,929 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/08 Annexed information, e.g. attachments
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/222 using geographical location information, e.g. messages transmitted or received in proximity of a certain spot or area
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0209 in terminal devices terminal devices per se H04W88/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/006 with additional information processing, e.g. for direction or speed determination
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

Systems and methods for sharing location information during a message conversation are provided. An electronic device displays a message region for displaying a message transcript of messages sent between a first participant and a second participant in a message conversation. The electronic device displays a location-sharing affordance. The electronic device detects a selection of the location-sharing affordance, where detecting a selection of the location-sharing affordance by the first participant comprises detecting a single contact by the first participant. In response to detecting a selection of the location-sharing affordance, the electronic device enables the second participant to obtain the first participant location information and displays a modified location-sharing affordance.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a touch-sensitive surface;

a display;

one or more processors; and

memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for;

displaying, on the display, a message region for displaying a message transcript of messages sent between a first participant and a second participant in a message conversation;

displaying a location-sharing affordance;

detecting a selection of the location-sharing affordance, wherein detecting a selection of the location-sharing affordance by the first participant comprises detecting a single contact by the first participant; and

in response to detecting a selection of the location-sharing affordance;

enabling the second participant to obtain the first participant location information; and

displaying a modified location-sharing affordance.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein enabling the second participant to obtain the first participant location information is performed without adding a new message to the message transcript.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

receiving an updated location of the first participant; and

in response to receiving an updated location of the first participant, enabling the second participant to obtain the updated location of the first participant.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein displaying a modified location-sharing affordance comprises replacing the location-sharing affordance with the modified location-sharing affordance.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

displaying a message compose field, wherein the message compose field comprises the modified location-sharing affordance.

6. The electronic device of claim 5, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

detecting a message composition; and

in response to detecting a message composition, discontinuing displaying the modified location-sharing affordance.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the modified location-sharing affordance is a toggle.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of an electronic device with a touch-sensitive surface and a display, the one or more programs including instructions for:

displaying, on the display, a message region for displaying a message transcript of messages sent between a first participant and a second participant in a message conversation;

displaying a location-sharing affordance;

detecting a selection of the location-sharing affordance, wherein detecting a selection of the location-sharing affordance by the first participant comprises detecting a single contact by the first participant; and

in response to detecting a selection of the location-sharing affordance;

enabling the second participant to obtain the first participant location information; and

displaying a modified location-sharing affordance.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein enabling the second participant to obtain the first participant location information is performed without adding a new message to the message transcript.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

receiving an updated location of the first participant; and

in response to receiving an updated location of the first participant, enabling the second participant to obtain the updated location of the first participant.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein displaying a modified location-sharing affordance comprises replacing the location-sharing affordance with the modified location-sharing affordance.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

displaying a message compose field, wherein the message compose field comprises the modified location-sharing affordance.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 12, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

detecting a message composition; and

in response to detecting a message composition, discontinuing displaying the modified location-sharing affordance.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the modified location-sharing affordance is a toggle.

15. A method comprising:

at an electronic device comprising a touch-sensitive surface and a display;

displaying, on the display, a message region for displaying a message transcript of messages sent between a first participant and a second participant in a message conversation;

displaying a location-sharing affordance;

detecting a selection of the location-sharing affordance, wherein detecting a selection of the location-sharing affordance by the first participant comprises detecting a single contact by the first participant; and

in response to detecting a selection of the location-sharing affordance;

enabling the second participant to obtain the first participant location information; and

displaying a modified location-sharing affordance.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein enabling the second participant to obtain the first participant location information is performed without adding a new message to the message transcript.

17. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

receiving an updated location of the first participant; and

in response to receiving an updated location of the first participant, enabling the second participant to obtain the updated location of the first participant.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein displaying a modified location-sharing affordance comprises replacing the location-sharing affordance with the modified location-sharing affordance.

19. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

displaying a message compose field, wherein the message compose field comprises the modified location-sharing affordance.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising:

detecting a message composition; and

in response to detecting a message composition, discontinuing displaying the modified location-sharing affordance.

21. The method of claim 15, wherein the modified location-sharing affordance is a toggle.