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Timed location sharing

  • US 8,165,799 B2
  • Filed: 05/22/2009
  • Issued: 04/24/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for providing rule-based location sharing, the method comprising:

  • receiving a request to share a location of a device operative to determine a geographic location;

    associating at least one restriction with the request to share the location;

    determining by a computer whether the at least one restriction is satisfied; and

    in response to determining that the at least one restriction is satisfied, sharing the location of the device, the location being shared by;

    calculating a route from a first location to a second location for the device, the second location comprising a route endpoint; and

    sharing a progress of the device along the route including previous locations of the device and a current location of the device.

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