Electronic device, server, and control method and location information providing method for the electronic device

A server comprising:

• a communication unit communicating with at least one electronic device;
• and
• a controller requesting a group participation request and location information to a second electronic device upon receipt of a request of group production from a first electronic device, and transmitting the location information of the second electronic device to the first electronic device upon receipt of the location information from the second electronic device,
• wherein group members comprise the at least one member and the user,
• wherein the controller sets a first destination of the group and displays first location indicators of the group members on a map and second location indicators of the group members on a first straight-line visual representation based on the location information respectively when the first destination of the group is set,
• wherein the map and the first straight-line visual representation are displayed on a screen,
• wherein the first destination is a common destination that each of the group members heads for,
• wherein the second location indicators of the group members are displayed in proportion to distances or remaining moving time from each of the group members to the first destination on the first straight-line visual representation,
• wherein positions of the second location indicators on the first straight-line visual representation are changed according to the distances between the first destination and each of the group members or the remaining moving time of each of the group members to the first destination, and
• wherein the controller sets one end of the first straight-line visual representation as the common destination, and displays a location indicator, among the second location indicators of the group members, corresponding to a group member located farthest away from the common destination or corresponding to a group member with the longest remaining moving time to the first destination at the farthest from the one end of the first straight-line visual representation.

A method for controlling an electronic device, the method comprising:

• executing grouping applications;
• producing a group including at least one member selected by a user;
• transmitting a group participation request to the at least one member included in the group through a server;
• and
• receiving location information from the at least one member who accepts the group participation request and the user,
• wherein group members comprise the at least one member and the user,
• wherein the controller sets a first destination of the group and displays first location indicators of the group members on a map and second location indicators of the group members on a first straight-line visual representation based on the location information respectively when the first destination of the group is set,
• wherein the map and the first straight-line visual representation are displayed on a screen,
• wherein the first destination is a common destination that each of the group members heads for,
• wherein the second location indicators of the group members are displayed in proportion to distances or remaining moving time from each of the group members to the first destination on the first straight-line visual representation, and
• wherein positions of the second location indicators on the first straight-line visual representation are changed according to the distances between the first destination and each of the group members or the remaining moving time of each of the group members to the first destination, and
• wherein the controller sets one end of the first straight-line visual representation as the common destination, and displays a location indicator, among the second location indicators of the group members, corresponding to a group member located farthest away from the common destination or corresponding to a group member with the longest remaining moving time to the first destination at the farthest from the one end of the first straight-line visual representation.