Methods and terminal devices
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorJens Pedersen
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Abstract
A method and terminal device are provided which effect the steps of receiving a message indicating that a user of another terminal device has pressed a talk button, the message including a geographical location of the other terminal device, or any information derived therefrom; and indicating the geographical location of the other terminal device to a user of the terminal device. A further method and terminal device are provided which effect the steps of: in response to a user of a terminal device pressing a talk button, writing information describing the geographical location of the terminal device, or any information derived therefrom, into a message; and sending the message to another terminal device or to a communications network.
Claims19
1-14. (canceled)
A method for receiving location information, the method comprising:
- receiving a message at a first terminal device indicating that a user of a second terminal device has pressed a talk button, the message including a geographical location of the second terminal device;
- and
- indicating the geographical location of the second terminal device to a user of the first terminal device.
A method for receiving location information as claimed 15, wherein the step of indicating further comprises one of:
- indicating a direction of the first terminal device from the geographical location of the second terminal device;
- indicating a distance of the first terminal device from the second terminal device;
- indicating a geographical location of the first terminal device on a map together with the geographical location of the second terminal device;
- and
- indicating coordinates of both the first terminal device and the second terminal device.
A method for transmitting location information, the method comprising:
- writing information into a message, in response to a user of a first terminal device pressing a talk button, the information describing a geographical location of the first terminal device;
- and
- transmitting the message to one of a second terminal device and a communications network.
A terminal device, comprising:
- parts for receiving a message indicating that a user of a further terminal device has pressed a talk button, the message including a geographical location of the further terminal device;
- and
- parts for indicating the geographical location of the further terminal device to a user of the terminal device.
A terminal device, comprising:
- parts for writing information into a message, responsive to a user of the terminal device pressing a talk button, the information describing a geographical location of the terminal device;
- and
- parts for transmitting the message to one of a further terminal device and a communications network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.