Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Ad hoc formation and tracking of location-sharing groups
- Patent Title (中): 特别组织和跟踪位置分享小组
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Application No.: US13614978Application Date: 2012-09-13
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Publication No.: US09369847B2Publication Date: 2016-06-14
- Inventor: Hooman Borghei
- Applicant: Hooman Borghei
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- Main IPC: H04L12/28
- IPC: H04L12/28 ; H04W4/08 ; H04W4/02 ; H04J1/16

Abstract:
Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for forming and tracking a location-sharing group are disclosed. The location-sharing group can be performed ad hoc without the assistance of a central server. A geofence can be defined that encloses the current locations of the participating devices in the location-sharing group. The geographic location of the location-sharing group as a whole can be tracked and provided to the participating devices in the location-sharing group. Group-level location-sharing can be enabled. Departure of a participating device from the location-sharing group can be detected based on the current location and the coverage radius of each device in the location-sharing group. Entry of points of interest into the geofence of the location-sharing group can be detected and notified to the participating devices in the location-sharing group.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130005362A1 Ad Hoc Formation and Tracking of Location-Sharing Groups Public/Granted day:2013-01-03
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