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 obtained by the wireless communications device, the method comprising:
- receiving input on a user interface of the wireless communications device from within a communication application executing on the wireless communications device;
including the current location information in a communication being generated from within the communication application; and
transmitting the communication that includes the current location information, wherein the current location information comprises map image data representing the current location.
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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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1. A method in a wireless communications device for transmitting current location information representing a current location of the wireless communications device obtained by the wireless communications device, the method comprising:
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receiving input on a user interface of the wireless communications device from within a communication application executing on the wireless communications device; including the current location information in a communication being generated from within the communication application; and transmitting the communication that includes the current location information, wherein the current location information comprises map image data representing the current location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-readable storage device storing code which, when loaded into memory and executed on a processor of a wireless communications device, causes the wireless communications device to perform a method comprising:
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displaying a message interface for a communication application executing on the wireless communication device; in response to receiving input via a user interface of the wireless communication device while the message interface is being displayed, including current location information in a message generated using the message interface; and transmitting the message with the current location information, wherein the current location information comprises map image data representing a current location of the wireless communications device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A wireless communications device for sending current location information representing a current location of the wireless communications device, the wireless communications device comprising:
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a user interface for receiving input; a position-determining subsystem for determining a current location of the wireless communications device; a memory operatively connected to a processor for storing and executing a communication application configured to generate a communication to a recipient and to include current location information based on the current location determined from the subsystem into the generated communication in response to the input received via the user interface, wherein the current location information comprises map image data representing the current location; and a transmitter for transmitting the current location information as part of the communication generated from within the communication application. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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