System and method for requesting an updated user location

• US 9,872,143 B2
• Filed: 04/25/2016
• Issued: 01/16/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 02/29/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Lapenna, Joseph, Lambert, Chris
• Primary Examiner(s): Arevalo, Joseph
• Application Number:
  US15/137,828
• Publication Number:
  US 20160269862A1
• Time in Patent Office: 631 Days
• Field of Search: 4554563, 4554561, 4554562, 455344, 455 901, 4555501, 455521, 455457, 455418, 455550, 455407, 455408
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds

Abstract

A system and method is disclosed for requesting an updated location, including a point of interest, from a user for display on an interactive map. On receiving from an interested user a request for a point of interest associated with a subscribed user'"'"'s current location, a request is transmitted to the subscribed user to check-in to the point of interest. In response to the request, the subscribed user selects a selected point of interest from a selection list. A representation of the subscribed user and the selected point of interest is then provided for display on an interactive map associated with the interested user.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for sharing location information for display on an interactive map, the method comprising:

providing for display at a first computing device associated with a first subscribed user of a social network, a selectable group of one or more second subscribed users of the social network, the first subscribed user being different than the one or more second subscribed users;

receiving at the first computing device, a selection corresponding to one of the one or more second subscribed users;

transmitting one or more signals between the first computing device and a second computing device associated with the selected second subscribed user identifying that the first subscribed user is at a particular geographic location;

transmitting a request from the first computing device to the second computing device requesting a current geographic location associated with the selected second subscribed user, wherein the request is configured to present the selected second subscribed user with a list of points of interest proximate to the current geographic location associated with the selected second subscribed user;

receiving at the first computing device information corresponding to the selected, second subscribed user'"'"'s current geographic location, wherein the information corresponding to the selected second subscribed user'"'"'s current geographic location comprises a selection by the selected second subscribed user of a point of interest from the list of points of interest proximate to the current geographic location associated with the selected second subscribed user; and

providing for display at the first computing device an interactive map including a representation of the first subscribed user at the particular geographic location associated with the first subscribed user and a representation of the selected second subscribed user at the current geographic location of the selected second subscribed user.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the particular geographic location associated with the first subscribed user comprises an identifiable point of interest.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the information corresponding to the selected second subscribed user'"'"'s current geographic location comprises an identifiable point of interest.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein transmitting one or more signals between the first computing device and a second computing device associated with the selected second subscribed user identifying that the first subscribed user is at a particular geographic location comprises generating a representation of the first subscribed user on an interactive map.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein providing for display at a first computing device associated with a first subscribed user of a social network, a selectable group of one or more second subscribed users of the social network comprises providing for display at the first computing device one or more selectable graphic representations of the one or more second subscribed users at locations on an interactive map corresponding to the actual geographic locations of the one or more second subscribed users.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein one or more of the particular geographic location associated with the first subscribed user and the current geographic location of the selected second subscribed user comprises an identifiable point of interest, and further comprising:

performing a search to retrieve supplemental details about the identifiable point of interest; and

providing the supplemental details for display in connection with the interactive map.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, further comprising:

providing a list of supplemental details associated with the identifiable point of interest;

receiving a selection corresponding to one of the supplemental details; and

providing the selected one of the supplemental details for display in connection with the interactive map.

8. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining that one or more other subscribed users of the social network may be interested in the particular geographic location associated with the first subscribed user or the current geographic location of the selected second subscribed user; and

providing for display on an interactive map associated with the one or more other users, the representation of the first subscribed user or the selected second subscribed user.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein determining that the one or more other subscribed users may be interested in the particular geographic location associated with the first subscribed user or the current geographic location of the selected second subscribed user comprises determining that the one or more other subscribed users belong to a group in common with the first subscribed user or the selected second subscribed user.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 9, wherein determining that the one or more other subscribed users belong to a group in common with the first subscribed user or the selected second subscribed user comprises determining that the one or more other subscribed users regularly frequent the particular geographic location associated with the first subscribed user or the current geographic location of the selected second subscribed user.

11. A computing device, comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more memory devices, the one or more memory devices storing computer-readable instructions that when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations, the operations comprising;

providing for display at a first computing device associated with a first subscribed user of a social network, a selectable group of one or more second subscribed users of the social network, the first subscribed user being different than the one or more second subscribed users;

receiving at the first computing device, a selection corresponding to one of the one or more second subscribed users;

transmitting one or more signals between the first computing device and a second computing device associated with the selected second subscribed user identifying that the first subscribed user is at a particular geographic location;

transmitting a request from the first computing device to the second computing device requesting a current geographic location associated with the selected second subscribed user, wherein the request is configured to present the selected second subscribed user with a list of points of interest proximate to the current geographic location associated with the second subscribed user;

receiving at the first computing device information corresponding to the selected second subscribed user'"'"'s current geographic location, wherein the information corresponding to the selected second subscribed user'"'"'s current geographic location comprises a selection by the selected second subscribed user of a point of interest from the list of points of interest proximate to the current geographic location associated with the selected second subscribed user; and

providing for display at the first computing device an interactive map including a representation of the first subscribed user at the particular geographic location associated with the first subscribed user and a representation of the selected second subscribed user at the current geographic location of the selected second subscribed user.

12. The computing device of claim 11, wherein the particular geographic location associated with the first subscribed user comprises an identifiable point of interest.

13. The computing device of claim 11, wherein the information corresponding to the selected second subscribed user'"'"'s current geographic location comprises an identifiable point of interest.

14. The computing clew device of claim 11, wherein transmitting one or more signals between the first computing device and a second computing device associated with the selected second subscribed user identifying that the first subscribed user is at a particular geographic location comprises generating a representation of the first subscribed user on an interactive map.

15. The computing device of claim 11, wherein providing for display at a first computing device associated with a first subscribed user of a social network, a selectable group of one or more second subscribed users of the social network comprises providing for display at the first computing device one or more selectable graphic representations of the one or more second subscribed users at locations on an interactive map corresponding to the actual geographic locations of the one or more second subscribed users.

16. The computing device of claim 11, wherein one or more of the particular geographic location associated with the first subscribed user and the current geographic location of the selected second subscribed user comprises an identifiable point of interest, and wherein the operations further comprise:

performing a search to retrieve supplemental details about the identifiable point of interest; and

providing the supplemental details for display in connection with the interactive map.

17. The computing device of claim 11, wherein the operations further comprise:

determining that one or more other subscribed users of the social network may be interested in the particular geographic location associated with the first subscribed user or the current geographic location of the selected second subscribed user; and

providing for display on art interactive map associated with the one or more other users, the representation of the first subscribed user or the selected second subscribed user.

18. The computing device of claim 17, wherein determining that the one or more other subscribed users may be interested in the particular geographic location associated with the first subscribed user or the current geographic location of the selected second subscribed user comprises determining that the one or more other subscribed users belong to a group in common with the first subscribed user or the selected second subscribed user.

19. The computing device of claim 18, wherein determining that the one or more other subscribed users belong to a group in common with the first subscribed user or the selected second subscribed user comprises determining that the one or more other subscribed users regularly frequent the particular geographic location associated with the first subscribed user or the current geographic location of the selected second subscribed user.

20. A tangible non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions that, when executed by one or more processors perform a method comprising:

providing for display at a first computing device associated with a first subscribed user of a social network, a selectable group of one or more second subscribed users of the social network, the first subscribed user being different than the one or more second subscribed users;

receiving at the first computing device, a selection corresponding to one of the one or more second subscribed users;

transmitting one or more signals between the first computing device and a second computing device associated with the selected second subscribed user identifying that the first subscribed user is at a particular geographic location;

transmitting a request from the first computing device to the second computing device requesting a current geographic location associated with the selected second subscribed user, wherein the request is configured to present the selected second subscribed user with a list of points of interest proximate to the current geographic location associated with the selected second subscribed user;

receiving at the first computing device information corresponding to the selected second subscribed user'"'"'s current geographic location, wherein the information corresponding to the selected second subscribed user'"'"'s current geographic location comprises a selection by the selected second subscribed user of a point of interest from the list of points of interest proximate to the current geographic location associated with the selected second subscribed user; and

providing for display at the first computing device an interactive map including a representation of the first subscribed user at the particular geographic location associated with the first subscribed user and a representation of the selected second subscribed user at the current geographic location of the selected second subscribed user.