Patent ID: 7065348
Filing Date: 2006-06-20
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for providing location information, comprising: accepting a demand of providing location information of a terminal of a second user from a terminal of a first user; requesting an approval of the location information provided to the terminal of the second user, which depends on a request of providing the location information; receiving a reply for approving providing of the location information, from the second user's terminal; generating map information of the first and the second user which includes each user's location information, synthesizing the location information which was provided from the first and the second user's terminal, and map data chosen based on the location information from the database, when providing of the location information is approved; displaying the generated map information at least on the first user's terminal; acquiring new location information of the first and the second user, when the first and the second user's request for updating location information is detected; generating new map information, by using the location information which is newly acquired; and displaying the new generated map information on the first and the second user's terminal, wherein the accepting a demand of providing location information includes acquiring a demand of providing location information also accepts the first user's location information with the demand; the receiving a reply for approving providing of the location information includes acquiring a reply for approving providing the location information also includes acquiring the second user's location information with approval, when the second user approves the request of providing location information; and the request for updating location information is detected by whether a moving distance of the first and the second user surpasses a predetermined value.