Patent ID: 8831634

Claim:
A help-seeking method based on a location based service, the method comprising: receiving help-seeking information sent by a first terminal, and determining a location area of the first terminal according to the help-seeking information sent by the first terminal; sending the help-seeking information sent by the first terminal to a plurality of second terminals located in the same location area as the first terminal; receiving response information corresponding to the help-seeking information and fed back by the plurality of second terminals, and sending the response information fed back by the plurality of second terminals to the first terminal; determining geographic location information of the plurality of second terminals according to the response information fed back by the plurality of second terminals; sending the geographic location information of the plurality of second terminals to the first terminal; receiving an operation request sent by the first terminal and corresponding to the response information fed back by the plurality of second terminals, the operation request comprising: selection information of one of the plurality of second terminals selected by the first terminal according to geographic location information of the selected second terminal, and deny information corresponding to another one of the plurality of second terminals not selected by the first terminal; and establishing an instant communication link between the first terminal and the selected second terminal according to the operation request of the first terminal or sending a response message indicating successful help acquisition for the help-seeking of the first terminal to the other one of the plurality of second terminals according to the deny information in the operation request of the first terminal.