METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESSING LOCATION BASED SERVICE
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1. A method for accessing a location-based social network service in a portable terminal, the method comprising:
- determining whether virtual location information is selected by a user when the location-based social network service is requested;
obtaining virtual access location information of the portable terminal when it is determined that the virtual location information used selected by the user; and
accessing the location-based social network service using the obtained virtual access location information,wherein the virtual access location information comprises location information of actual space corresponding to a virtual access location displayed on the portable terminal that has been selected by the user to access the location-based social network service.
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Abstract
A method for accessing a location-based social network service in a portable terminal is provided. The method includes determining whether virtual location information is used when the location-based social network service is requested, obtaining virtual access location information of the portable terminal when it is determined that the virtual location information used, and accessing the location-based social network service using the obtained virtual access location information.
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1. A method for accessing a location-based social network service in a portable terminal, the method comprising:
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determining whether virtual location information is selected by a user when the location-based social network service is requested; obtaining virtual access location information of the portable terminal when it is determined that the virtual location information used selected by the user; and accessing the location-based social network service using the obtained virtual access location information, wherein the virtual access location information comprises location information of actual space corresponding to a virtual access location displayed on the portable terminal that has been selected by the user to access the location-based social network service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A portable terminal configured to accessing a location-based social network service, the portable terminal comprising:
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an input unit configured to generate an input signal of a user command; a display unit configured to display contents; a wireless communication unit configured to transmit and receive the contents; a storage unit configured to store the received contents; a location information acquisition unit configured to receive a signal that is used in determining current location information of the portable terminal; and a controller configured to control to obtain virtual access location information of the portable terminal, and to access the location-based social network service using the obtained virtual access location information, when it is determined that a user has selected the virtual location information, and after determining whether the user has selected the virtual location information, operating the location-based social network service program, wherein the virtual access location information comprises location information of actual space corresponding to a virtual access location displayed on the portable terminal that has been selected by the user to access the location-based social network service. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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