Patent ID: 9467838
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: G01S,G06F,H04L,H04M,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: performing, by a first device: joining a communication network corresponding to a group, wherein joining the communication network comprises transmitting a message including an identifier corresponding to the group; participating in the group, wherein participating in the group includes sending first location information to a first server and receiving second location information from the first server, the first location information comprising a location of the first device, the second location information comprising one or more locations of one or more respective second devices included in the group; presenting, via an interactive display of the first device, a first interactive, georeferenced map and a first set of one or more user-selectable symbols corresponding to a first set of one or more of the second devices, wherein the first set of symbols are positioned on the first georeferenced map at respective positions corresponding to the locations of the first set of second devices, and wherein first georeferenced map data relate positions on the first georeferenced map to spatial coordinates; sending, to a second server, a request for second georeferenced map data different from the first georeferenced map data; receiving, from the second server, the second georeferenced map data; presenting, via the interactive display of the first device, a second georeferenced map and a second set of one or more user-selectable symbols corresponding to a second set of one or more of the second devices, wherein the second set of symbols are positioned on the second georeferenced map at respective positions corresponding to the locations of the second set of second devices, and wherein the second georeferenced map data relate positions on the second georeferenced map to spatial coordinates; and identifying user interaction with the interactive display selecting one or more of the second set of user-selectable symbols corresponding to one or more of the second devices and positioned on the second georeferenced map and user interaction with the display specifying an action and, based thereon, sending third data to the selected one or more second devices via the first server.