Sending location information from within a communication application
First Claim
1. A method in a wireless communications device for transmitting current location information representing a current location of the wireless communications device, the method comprising:
- obtaining the current location information representing the current location of the wireless communications device from within a communication application executing in the wireless communication device wherein the obtaining is performed in response to input received via a user interface of the wireless communications device during a voice call;
including the current location information in a communication generated from within the communication application; and
transmitting the communication that includes the current location information over a separate data channel.
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Abstract
A method in a wireless communications device for transmitting current location information representing a current location of the wireless communications device. The method entails, from within a communication application executing on a processor of the wireless communications device, causing the wireless communications device to obtain the current location information representing the current location of the wireless communications device, including the current location information in a communication generated from within the communication application, and transmitting the communication that includes the current location information. The method optionally entails a further step of performing a reverse look-up of GPS coordinates representing the current location to determine address information for including in the communication. Location information, such as maps or URLs to maps can be sent directly from an e-mail application or instant messenger without having to separately launch a mapping application.
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15 Claims
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1. A method in a wireless communications device for transmitting current location information representing a current location of the wireless communications device, the method comprising:
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obtaining the current location information representing the current location of the wireless communications device from within a communication application executing in the wireless communication device wherein the obtaining is performed in response to input received via a user interface of the wireless communications device during a voice call; including the current location information in a communication generated from within the communication application; and transmitting the communication that includes the current location information over a separate data channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer readable medium comprising code which, when loaded into memory and executed on a processor of a wireless communications device, is adapted to perform the steps of:
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in response to input received via a user interface of the wireless communications device during a voice call, causing the wireless communications device to obtain the current location information representing the current location of the wireless communications device from within a communication application executing on the processor of the wireless communications device; including the current location information in a communication generated from within the communication application; and transmitting the communication that includes the current location information over a separate data channel. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A wireless communications device for sending current location information representing a current location of the device, the device comprising:
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a user interface for receiving input during a voice call; a GPS chipset for receiving GPS signals and for generating the current location information representing the current location of the device; a memory operatively connected to a processor for storing and executing a communication application configured to generate a communication and to cause the device to obtain current location information from the GPS chipset in response to the input received via the user interface during the voice call; and a radiofrequency transmitter for transmitting, over a separate data channel, the current location information as part of the communication generated from within the communication application. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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