Patent ID: 8761797
Filing Date: 2014-06-24
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: determining, using one or more processor-based devices, a current map view of a digital map being displayed at a first mobile device of a first user, the displayed digital map including a visual representation indicating a geographic location of a second mobile device of a second user on the digital map, wherein the current map view includes a zoom level of the current map view displayed at the first mobile device; determining, using the one or more processor-based devices, a current geographic location of the first mobile device; initiating a network request for an updated geographic location of the second mobile device based on the determined current map view and the determined current geographic location of the first mobile device relative to the geographic location of the second mobile device, using the one or more processor-based devices, the network request specifying a degree of location accuracy for the updated geographic location of the second mobile device based on the determined current map view and the determined current geographic location of the first mobile device relative to the geographic location of the second mobile device; and upon receiving the updated geographic location of the second mobile device based on the initiated network request, updating the displayed visual representation for the second mobile device in the map view, using the one or more processor-based devices, based on the updated geographic location of the second mobile device.