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:
determining a geographic location of a mobile device associated with a user of a system; determining, using at least one processor, a representation associated with the geographic location using a directory comprising non-user defined representations, the representation of the geographic location being descriptive of the geographic location; and associating the determined representation with an electronic message intended for one or more co-users of the system.