Personalized location information for mobile devices

摘要

Providing location information on a mobile device includes receiving signals from external devices. Each signal includes information that specifies a geographic location for the external device that has provided the signal. A geographic location for the mobile device is calculated by using the information contained in each of the received signals. A representation of the geographic location of the mobile device is generated. The representation of the geographic location is included within an electronic message that provides information describing a user of the mobile device to other users of an electronic communications system. The electronic message is transmitted to another device to provide an indication of the geographic location for the user to one of the other users of the electronic communications system.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving a signal from an external mobile device, the signal including information that specifies a geographic location for the mobile device that has provided the signal; calculating a geographic location for the mobile device by using the information contained in the received signal; generating, by at least one processor, a representation of the geographic location of the mobile device; including the representation of the geographic location within an electronic message that provides information describing a user of the mobile device to other users of a communications system; and transmitting the electronic message to another mobile device of a co-user of the communications system to provide an indication of the geographic location of the user to the co-user, the co-user being on a buddy or friend list of the user.