Sending location information from within a communication application
First Claim
1. A method in a wireless communications device for transmitting location information, 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 location information comprising a current location of the wireless communications device obtained by the wireless communications device and path information delineating a recent path taken by the user, in a communication being generated from within the communication application, the path information determined based on recent location fixes for the wireless communications device; and
transmitting the communication that includes the location information.
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Abstract
A method in a wireless communications device for transmitting location information entails, from within a communication application executing on a processor of the wireless communications device, receiving input on a user interface of the wireless communications device, including location information comprising a current location of the wireless communications device obtained by the wireless communications device and path information delineating a recent path taken by the user, in a communication being generated from within the communication application, and transmitting the communication that includes the current location information. The path information is determined based on recent location fixes for the wireless communications device. Location information, such as maps can be sent directly from an instant messenger without having to separately launch a mapping application.
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20 Claims
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1. A method in a wireless communications device for transmitting location information, 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 location information comprising a current location of the wireless communications device obtained by the wireless communications device and path information delineating a recent path taken by the user, in a communication being generated from within the communication application, the path information determined based on recent location fixes for the wireless communications device; and transmitting the communication that includes the location information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. 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:
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display 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 communications device while the message interface is being displayed, include location information comprising current location information and path information delineating a recent path taken by the user in a communication being generated from within the communication application, the path information determined based on recent location fixes for the wireless communications device; and transmit the communication that includes the location information. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20)
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17. A wireless communications device for sending 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 location information comprising the current location determined from the subsystem and path information delineating a recent path taken by the user into the generated communication in response to the input received via the user interface, wherein the path information is determined based on recent location fixes for the wireless communications device; anda transmitter for transmitting the location information as part of the communication generated from within the communication application.
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