Patent ID: 8655389
Filing Date: 2014-02-18
Classification: G01S,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method configured for blurring location information for a first user, the method comprising: receiving a location display setting comprising a blur level and a condition in which to apply the blur level, wherein the condition comprises a viewing party and wherein the blur level is a measurement of a level of obscurity with which to report location coordinates of the first user; receiving the location coordinates for the first user; receiving, from a second user, a request for the location coordinates of the first user; determining whether the condition is satisfied based on the location coordinates and whether the second user corresponds to the viewing party; and reporting, to the second user, when the condition is satisfied, location information for the first user to the second user in a mapping interface based on the location coordinates for the first user with the blur level.