US 2017/0318432 A1 · Efficient Resource Usage For Location Sharing In Computer Networks

Abstract

A location sharing system and related processes across computer networks are provided that efficiently utilize resources by adjusting location determination techniques at client devices. A rule-based architecture including user-based heuristics facilitates location determination that is accurate while optimizing resource consumption. Current interest in or other behavior associated with a target user or requesting user can be used in selecting a location determination protocol at the client device. An accurate portrayal of a user's location can be provided efficiently by correlating interest to utilize more accurate but larger resource-intensive components when interest is higher and to utilize less accurate but lower resource-intensive components when interest is lower.

Claims9

Dependent claims

A mobile computing device, comprising:

at least one transceiver for communicating over one or more networks;
satellite positioning circuitry configured to receive satellite signals;
at least one processor in communication with the at least one transceiver and the satellite positioning circuitry, the at least one processor is configured to:
receive tracking information associated with requests from a set of client computing devices for location information associated with the mobile computing device;
determine location information for the mobile computing device using the satellite positioning circuitry if the tracking information indicates a first interest in location information associated with the mobile computing device;
and
determine location information for the mobile computing device using the at least one transceiver if the tracking information indicates a second interest in location information associated with the mobile computing device.

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A method performed as part of a location sharing application at a first mobile device, the first mobile device including a global positioning system (GPS) processor for determining a location of the first mobile device and at least one additional processor for determining the location of the first mobile device:

determining the location of the first mobile device and reporting the location to at least one remote application server;
and
activating the GPS processor for determining the location of the first mobile device based on whether the location of the first mobile device is being accessed at a second mobile device.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Efficient Resource Usage For Location Sharing In Computer Networks

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Abstract

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