Patent ID: 9055403
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A user device comprising: an output interface for transmitting data to at least one other user device; a user interface configured to receive an instruction to enable periodic location data sharing of location data for the user device for a limited length of time after which location sharing is to be disabled; and a location sharing module configured to: during the limited length of time, periodically provide location data for the user device to the output interface to be transmitted to the at least one other user device; and outside the limited length of time, cease to periodically provide location data for the user device to the output interface; wherein the instruction to enable periodic location data sharing of location data for the user device for a limited length of time defines a bounded length of time starting from a time at which the instruction is received; and wherein periodically providing location data for the user device to the output interface comprises: