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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2014
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Wonsuk Choi, Seoul, KR;
Kwangsub Son, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Suha Yoon, Seoul, KR;
Youngeun Han, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, , KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/02 (2009.01); H04M 1/2745 (2006.01); H04M 1/725 (2006.01); G01S 19/14 (2010.01); G01S 5/00 (2006.01); H04W 12/02 (2009.01); H04W 4/20 (2009.01); H04M 1/67 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04W 12/08 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/02 (2013.01); G01S 5/0072 (2013.01); G01S 19/14 (2013.01); H04M 1/2745 (2013.01); H04M 1/72572 (2013.01); H04W 4/20 (2013.01); H04W 12/02 (2013.01); H04L 63/107 (2013.01); H04L 63/108 (2013.01); H04M 1/67 (2013.01); H04W 12/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for sharing location information of an electronic device. The method includes receiving a request for sharing the location information; determining a sharing level of a party upon the receipt of the request for sharing the location information; obtaining the location information of the electronic device; and changing the obtained location information into location information corresponding to the sharing level and transmitting the changed location information.