Patent ID: 11943191
Assignee: APPLE INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 17:
18. A method comprising:
receiving, by a first mobile device, an account identifier and a notification from a second mobile device indicating that the second mobile device confirms a request to share a location of the second mobile device with the first mobile device;
submitting, via a messaging application by the first mobile device, the account identifier to an identity service for retrieving the location of the second mobile device;
upon receipt, via the messaging application, of a token indicating successful authentication by the identity service that the second mobile device is logged in, receiving the location by the first mobile device during a time period as specified by the second device for sharing the location; and, providing a marker representing the location for display on a map in a graphical user interface on the first mobile device.