Patent ID: 9094799
Filing Date: 2015-07-28
Classification: G01C,H04W

Abstract:
1. A mobile terminal for sharing location information between users, comprising: a user input unit for receiving destination information of a first user from the first user; a location information input unit for receiving origin information of the first user from a Global Positioning System (GPS) or a Near-Field Communication (NFC) payment module of public transportation which the first user gets on; a communication unit for transmitting the origin information and the destination information of the first user to a public transportation information system, and receiving movement route information of the first user from the public transportation information system; and a location estimation unit for estimating a current location of the first user using time required by the first user to move to the current location, based on the movement route information, wherein the communication unit transmits the movement route information and the current location information to a location information sharing server, and receives movement route information and current location information of a second user from the location information sharing server, wherein the user input unit is capable of receiving a command to select whether to move by walking or by public transportation from the first user, and wherein if the first user selects movement by walking, the location information input unit receives the origin information of the first user from the GPS, and if the first user selects movement by public transportation, the location information input unit receives the origin information of the first user from the NFC tag reader.