Location sharing
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- presenting a graphical placemark on a map display, the graphical placemark corresponding to a geographic location;
obtaining a selection of the graphical placemark;
in response to the selection of the graphical placemark, presenting a graphical object that includes information associated with the geographic location;
receiving a selection of the graphical object;
in response to the selection of the graphical object, presenting a user interface for specifying two or more mechanisms for sharing the geographic location;
obtaining input to the user interface specifying a mechanism for sharing geographic location data for the geographic location with a device,wherein the mechanism is one of email or text messaging;
encoding the geographic location data, where the encoding reduces a size of the geographic location data,wherein the geographic location data comprises a uniform resource locator;
presenting a messaging interface in response to obtaining input specifying a mechanism for sharing geographic location data;
sending the encoded geographic location data with a message to the device using the specified mechanism, where the message is modified to signal the presence of the geographic location data associated with the message, comprising;
displaying in the messaging interface a graphical message object having a graphical element indicating that the message is associated with the geographic location;
receiving textual input; and
displaying the textual input in the graphical message object.
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Abstract
Geographic location data is sent from a first device to a second device with a modified message to signal the presence of geographic location data associated with the message. The message can include (or attach) the geographic location data or file, or the message can include a link to a network-based resource which the second device can use to obtain the geographic location data. In some implementations, when a user of the first device views a location on a map display of the first device, a graphical user interface is presented to allow the user to select an option to share the geographic location with the second device. The second device receives geographic location data or a link from the first device which can trigger a map display on the second device showing the location of the first device and, optionally, the location of the second device.
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14 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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presenting a graphical placemark on a map display, the graphical placemark corresponding to a geographic location; obtaining a selection of the graphical placemark; in response to the selection of the graphical placemark, presenting a graphical object that includes information associated with the geographic location; receiving a selection of the graphical object; in response to the selection of the graphical object, presenting a user interface for specifying two or more mechanisms for sharing the geographic location; obtaining input to the user interface specifying a mechanism for sharing geographic location data for the geographic location with a device, wherein the mechanism is one of email or text messaging; encoding the geographic location data, where the encoding reduces a size of the geographic location data, wherein the geographic location data comprises a uniform resource locator; presenting a messaging interface in response to obtaining input specifying a mechanism for sharing geographic location data; sending the encoded geographic location data with a message to the device using the specified mechanism, where the message is modified to signal the presence of the geographic location data associated with the message, comprising; displaying in the messaging interface a graphical message object having a graphical element indicating that the message is associated with the geographic location; receiving textual input; and displaying the textual input in the graphical message object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system comprising:
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a processor; and memory coupled to the processor and storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising; presenting a graphical placemark on a map display, the graphical placemark corresponding to a geographic location; obtaining a selection of the graphical placemark; in response to the selection of the graphical placemark, presenting a graphical object that includes information associated with the geographic location; receiving a selection of the graphical object; in response to the selection of the graphical object, presenting a user interface for specifying two or more mechanisms for sharing the geographic location; obtaining input to the user interface specifying a mechanism for sharing geographic location data for the geographic location with a device, wherein the mechanism is one of email or text messaging; encoding the geographic location data, where the encoding reduces a size of the geographic location data, wherein the geographic location data comprises a uniform resource locator; sending the encoded geographic location data with a message to the device using the specified mechanism, where the message is modified to signal the presence of the geographic location data associated with the text message, comprising; displaying in the messaging interface a graphical message object having a graphical element indicating that the message is associated with the geographic location; receiving textual input; and displaying the textual input in the graphical message object. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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presenting a graphical placemark on a map display, the graphical placemark corresponding to a geographic location; obtaining a selection of the graphical placemark; in response to the selection of the graphical placemark, presenting a graphical object that includes information associated with the geographic location; receiving a selection of the graphical object; in response to the selection of the graphical object, presenting a user interface for specifying two or more mechanisms for sharing the geographic location; obtaining input to the user interface specifying a mechanism for sharing geographic location data for the geographic location with a device, wherein the mechanism is one of email or text messaging; encoding the geographic location data, where the encoding reduces a size of the geographic location data, wherein the geographic location data comprises a uniform resource locator; presenting a messaging interface in response to obtaining input specifying a mechanism for sharing geographic location data; sending the encoded geographic location data with a message to the device using the specified mechanism, where the message is modified to signal the presence of the geographic location data associated with the message, comprising; displaying in the messaging interface a graphical message object having a graphical element indicating that the message is associated with the geographic location; receiving textual input; and displaying the textual input in the graphical message object. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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