SHARING OF LOCATION INFORMATION IN NETWORKED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system to solve privacy issues in a communication device such as a cellular phone in which a person may not wish to allow others to always know their location.SOLUTION: A system includes a server and a source client executable on a first electronic device in communication with the server. The server is configured to provide access to location data implementable by a user interface associated with the second electronic device for a second electronic device in communication with the server. The location data enables the user interface to display a geographical location of the first electronic device. The access to the location data is accessible to the second electronic device only during a time interval designated by a user of the first electronic device.