Live Location Sharing

摘要

Techniques for live location sharing are described. A first mobile device and a second mobile device can communicate with one another using an IM program. The first mobile device can receive a user input to share a location of the first mobile device in the IM program. Sharing the location can include causing the second mobile device to display a location of the first mobile device in an IM program user interface on the second mobile device. Duration of sharing the location can be user-configurable. The second mobile device may or may not share a location of the second device for display in the IM program executing on the first mobile device.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
submitting a notification by a first mobile device, through an instant message program, and to a second mobile device, the notification indicating that the first mobile device shall provide a first location of the first mobile device for sharing with the second mobile device; receiving, by the first mobile device, through the instant message program and from the second mobile device, a response that is triggered by the notification and that is approved by a user of the second mobile device, the response indicating that the second mobile device shall provide a second location of the second mobile device for sharing with the first mobile device; obtaining, by the first mobile device and from a server, the second location; and providing a marker representing the second location for display on a virtual map in the instant message program on the first mobile device.