Patent ID: 8655370

Claim:
A system for sharing geographical information for a first wireless telecommunication device with other wireless telecommunication devices across a wireless network, comprising: a plurality of target wireless telecommunication devices that are designated by the first wireless telecommunication device; the first wireless telecommunication device comprising: a user interface; a first wireless telecommunication device processor coupled to the user interface and configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising: selectively communicating with other wireless telecommunication devices across the wireless network; selectively generating information about the geographical location of said first wireless telecommunication device; selectively transmitting the generated geographical location information to a group communication server; receiving approval via the user interface to share the generated information about the geographical location of the first wireless telecommunication device; receiving approval via the user interface to display information about the geographical location of at least one of the plurality of target wireless telecommunication devices; requesting information about the geographical location of the at least one of the plurality of target wireless telecommunication devices when both approval to share the generated information about the geographical location of the first wireless telecommunication device and approval to display information about the geographical location of the at least one of the plurality of target wireless telecommunication devices have been received; and the group communication server in selective communication with one or more wireless telecommunication devices across the wireless network, comprising: a group communication memory; a server processor coupled to the group communication memory and configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising: storing an identity of the plurality of target wireless telecommunication devices designated by the first wireless telecommunication device; controlling communication between the first wireless telecommunication device and the plurality of the target wireless telecommunication devices; transmitting the requested information about the geographical location of the at least one of the plurality of target wireless telecommunication devices to the first wireless telecommunication device; and transmitting the generated information about the geographical location of the first wireless telecommunication device to at least one of the plurality of target wireless telecommunication devices designated by the first wireless telecommunication device.