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US 2010/0062794 A1Published application
System and method for providing friend's location information
AssigneeThinkware Systems Corporation
InventorJong Kook Han
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Abstract
A system and method of providing friend location information is provided. More particularly, when a friend appears in a region desired by a user, it is possible to track a travel route of the friend and display for the user a map where the travel route is marked and thereby enable the user to understand preferred places of the friend.
Claims16
A system for providing friend location information, the system comprising:
- a friend information receiving unit configured to receive from a user a mobile phone number of a friend;
- a region selection unit configured to receive from the user a selection of a region to verify a travel route of the friend;
- a location information receiving unit configured to receive the friend location information based on the mobile phone number of the friend;
- a location information storage unit configured to store in a database the travel route of the friend in the region when a location of the friend is included in the region;
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- a location information provider configured to provide the user with a map of the region by referring to the database, wherein the map of the region includes the travel route of the friend.
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A method of providing friend location information, the method comprising:
- receiving from a user a mobile phone number of a friend;
- receiving from the user a selection of a region to verify a travel route of the friend;
- receiving the friend location information based on the mobile phone number of the friend;
- storing in a database the travel route of the friend in the region when a location of the friend is included in the region;
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- providing the user with a map of the region by referring to the database wherein the map of the region includes the travel route of the friend.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.