KR101488096B1 - Method and terminal of sharing positions between terminals - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for sharing location among terminal users and a terminal are disclosed. According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling a mobile communication system, the method comprising: displaying a position of each of the plurality of terminals on a pre-configured map of each of the plurality of terminals so as to share a position of the plurality of terminals; Executing at least one function requested to be executed in response to an execution request for at least one function of the functions.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a method and a terminal for sharing a location between terminals,

The embodiments described below relate to a method of location sharing between terminals and a terminal.

With the development of communication technologies and the popularization of smart phones, group or group conversation among users of terminals is increasing. Using the location sharing application of the smartphone can easily grasp the location of the users of the spots in the group.

In the embodiments, while the user of the terminal is sharing the location, the control right of the function related to the location sharing is given only to a specific user among a plurality of users at one time, and the screen of other users Technology can be provided.

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of sharing a location between terminals, the method comprising: displaying a location of each of the plurality of terminals on a pre-installed map of each of the plurality of terminals so as to share a location of the plurality of terminals; And executing at least one function requested to be executed in response to an execution request for at least one function among a plurality of functions executable on the map from the plurality of terminals.

The step of executing the at least one function requested to execute includes changing the scale of the map or moving the map, and the information about the map with the changed scale or the moved map is transmitted to the other terminals As shown in FIG.

The method may further include: requesting location sharing of any one of the plurality of terminals so that the other terminal shares the location of each of the terminals; and before the location of the first terminal is displayed on the map And displaying an acknowledgment message.

The execution of the at least one requested function may include detecting a gesture of the icon displayed on the plurality of terminals and adding a target position on the map.

The step of executing the at least one function requested to execute may include activating a footstep function by sensing a gesture of an icon displayed on the plurality of terminals, and when the footstep function is activated, On the map, information on the movement route of the vehicle.

The step of displaying the position of each of the plurality of terminals on a pre-provided map of each of the plurality of terminals so as to share the position of the plurality of terminals may include: Displaying the first identifier of each of the plurality of terminals that have approved the sharing on the map and displaying the second identifier of each of the plurality of terminals that approved the location sharing outside the map.

The method further includes moving the map based on the location of the terminal corresponding to the selected second identifier, when the second identifier of each of the plurality of terminals approved for location sharing is selected.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of sharing a location among terminals, the method comprising the steps of: detecting at least one terminal having a control right capable of executing a plurality of functions on the map among the plurality of terminals, The execution of the at least one function may be performed in response to an execution request for at least one function among a plurality of functions executable on the map from the at least one terminal having the control authority.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a terminal includes: a display unit displaying a position of each of the plurality of terminals on a pre-configured map of each of the plurality of terminals so as to share a position of the plurality of terminals; And an execution unit for executing at least one function requested to be executed in response to an execution request for at least one function among the plurality of functions from the plurality of terminals.

The executing unit may further include a transmitting unit including a changing unit for changing the scale of the map or moving the map, and transmitting information about the changed map or the moved map to the other terminals.

A location sharing unit for requesting location sharing of any one of the plurality of terminals so that the other terminals share the respective locations; And a display unit for displaying a confirmation message before the position of the first terminal is displayed on the map.

In addition, the execution unit includes an adder for detecting a gesture of the icon displayed on the plurality of terminals and adding a target position on the map.

In the embodiments, while the user of the terminal is sharing the location, the control right of the function related to the location sharing is given only to a specific user among a plurality of users at one time, and the screen of other users Technology can be provided.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart for explaining that a specific user among a plurality of users has a control right at a certain point in location sharing among terminals according to an exemplary embodiment.
2A to 2C are diagrams for explaining the agreement of location sharing of a terminal in location sharing of a plurality of terminals according to an embodiment.
FIGS. 3A to 3C are diagrams for explaining consent rejection of location sharing of a terminal in location sharing of a plurality of terminals according to an exemplary embodiment; FIG.
4A and 4B illustrate acceptance of a location sharing request of a terminal in location sharing of a plurality of terminals according to an exemplary embodiment;
5A to 5C are diagrams for explaining a location sharing request of a counterpart terminal in location sharing of a plurality of terminals according to an exemplary embodiment;
6A to 6C illustrate location sharing of a terminal in location sharing of a plurality of terminals according to an exemplary embodiment;
FIGS. 7A and 7B are diagrams for explaining a background operation in sharing a location of a terminal according to an exemplary embodiment;
8 is a diagram for explaining movement of a map displayed on a terminal of a specific user when sharing a location between terminals according to an exemplary embodiment;
FIGS. 9A and 9B are diagrams for explaining screen movement on a map displayed on a terminal of a specific user when sharing a location among terminals according to an exemplary embodiment; FIG.
FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining a movement path of a plurality of terminals when sharing a location among terminals according to an exemplary embodiment; FIG.
11A and 11B are diagrams for explaining a scale change of a map displayed on a terminal of a specific user when sharing a location between terminals according to an exemplary embodiment;
12A to 12B are diagrams for explaining addition of a target location when sharing a location between terminals according to an embodiment;

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Hereinafter, the gesture described in the embodiment may be included in one of the following gestures. A tap is an action that presses and releases a portion of the screen. A long tap is an operation in which the same portion of the screen is held for a predetermined time (1 second) or more. Panning is a movement that moves and releases while maintaining the action of pressing two points on the screen. Flicking is the fast move and release of two points on the screen. Drag & Drop is an operation to move and release while pressing a certain part of the screen for a certain period of time (1 second) and then holding it down. Double tap is an operation to press and release the same part of the screen within a certain time (1 second).

FIG. 1 is a flowchart for explaining that a specific user among a plurality of users has a control right in order to execute a plurality of functions at a certain point in position sharing between terminals according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 1, an inter-terminal location sharing method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes displaying a location of each of a plurality of terminals on a pre-installed map of each of a plurality of terminals (step 110 ) And executing at least one function requested to be executed in response to an execution request for at least one function among a plurality of functions executable on the map from the plurality of terminals.

In step 110, a pre-configured map of each of the plurality of terminals may be provided to the terminal through the map application. The plurality of functions may include a function that can be executed while executing the position sharing. For example, it may include scrolling, moving a map, adding a target location, changing a scale, and may include embodiments not shown in the embodiments and figures shown in FIGS.

Executing the at least one function requested to be executed may include changing the scale of the map or moving the map.

The inter-terminal location sharing method may further include transmitting information on the map with the reduced scale or the moved map to the other terminals. At least one terminal can directly transmit the map information about the map or the moved map to the other terminals. Also, at least one terminal can transmit the information to other terminals through the server.

For example, among users of a plurality of terminals sharing position, user A tries to change the scale of the map. While user A is changing the scale of the map, other users, except user A, can not perform multiple functions related to location sharing as well as map scale. The rest of the users only see the map that User A has changed.

In addition, the step of executing at least one function requested to execute may include detecting a gesture for the icon displayed on the at least one terminal, and adding a target position on the map. And displaying the target position on the map. The method may further include the step of displaying an output message indicating the addition of the target position on the screen of the plurality of terminals.

The step of executing at least one function requested to execute includes the steps of activating a footstep function by sensing a gesture of an icon displayed on at least one terminal and, when the footstep function is activated, And displaying information on the map on the map.

According to one embodiment, the inter-terminal location sharing method may further comprise determining a scale of the map based on the location of each of the plurality of terminals. For example, some of the users of a plurality of terminals sharing a location move on the screen. All the users who share the location due to the movement of the screen may not be displayed on the screen of the user. The scale of the map can be automatically changed to display all users.

In addition, the inter-terminal location sharing method according to an exemplary embodiment may further include detecting (120) at least one terminal having control authority to execute a plurality of functions on the map among the plurality of terminals. Here, at least one function requested to be executed may be executed in response to an execution request for at least one function among a plurality of functions executable on the map from at least one terminal having control authority (130).

FIGS. 2A to 2C are views for explaining the consent of location sharing of a terminal in location sharing of a plurality of terminals according to an embodiment.

In the inter-terminal location sharing method shown in FIG. 1, there is a step of requesting location sharing of any one of the plurality of terminals so that the other terminal shares the respective locations with each other, Displaying the confirmation message before being displayed on the map.

Referring to FIGS. 2A to 2C, a screen 210 indicates a state where location sharing among terminal users is not in use. When the position sharing requester takes a gesture with respect to the icon, the interface is displayed at the bottom of the screen 210. There are various functions such as voice call, video call, chat, camera, location sharing and so on. If the location sharing is tapped on the display of the terminal, the screen goes to the screen 220.

On the screens 220 and 230, the address book of the location sharing requester is displayed. The location sharing requester can select a person who wants to share the location in the address book. The request to share location chooses Yoo Jae Suk and Kang Hong Chul. After the location sharing requestor selects the person to whom the location sharing is desired, tap the OK button on the screen 240.

A message is displayed on the screen 250 to select whether to share the location of the location sharing requestor with the user who received the location sharing request. The step of agreeing to display the location of the location sharing requester on the map.

Screen 260 is a screen that appears after the location sharing requestor agrees to display his location on the map. A message is displayed indicating the request to agree to the location share.

When the user who receives the location sharing request accepts the location sharing request, a screen 270 is displayed on the terminal of the user who received the location sharing request. The screen 270 is displayed with the scale and screen center adjusted so that both the location sharing requestor and the user who received the location sharing request are displayed on one screen.

A tool bar is displayed at the upper center of the screen 270. The toolbar displays a scroll button, a search text box, and a search button.

A map control button is displayed on the upper right of the screen 270. The map control button displays the plus (+) / minus (-) button and the target position button from the top. The plus (+) / minus (-) buttons adjust the scale of the map. According to one embodiment, the map control button may include a location update button and a refresh button.

The small circle underneath the name of the user who shared the location represents an object representing the location of users. The object representing the location is not limited to a circle as shown in screen 270.

FIGS. 3A to 3C are views for explaining consent rejection of location sharing of a terminal in location sharing of a plurality of terminals according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIGS. 3A to 3C, a screen 310 shows a state where location sharing among terminal users is not in use. In the screens 320 and 330, the location sharing requestor selects a user to be located in the address book. In screen 340, the location sharing requester taps the OK button. Screen 350 indicates that the location sharing requester disagrees with displaying their location on the map. Screen 360 is a screen that appears after the location sharing requestor refuses to display his location on the map. When the user who receives the location sharing request accepts the location sharing request, a screen 370 is displayed. The screen 370 shows the scale and screen center adjusted so that both the requester and the user who has received the request can view the screen. An output message is displayed indicating that the requestor's location is hidden.

The screen 380 shows a screen of the terminal of the user who has received the location sharing request. The requestor's location is not displayed. When you tap the scroll button, you will see the name of the user who has shared all the buttons, the target location button, and the location at the bottom of the toolbar. The requestor's name button is not displayed because the location sharing requestor did not consent to sharing his location.

4A and 4B are views for explaining acceptance of a location sharing request of a terminal in location sharing of a plurality of terminals according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIGS. 4A and 4B, a screen 410 indicates that Jae-Seok Yi, Yi Sun-Shin, and Kang Hong-cheol are on the line. Yi asks for location sharing during the call. An output message indicating a request for location sharing may be displayed on screen 420, and the output message may be in the form of a pop-up window. A message is displayed on the screen 430 to select whether to share the location of the user who received the location sharing request to the requester. After having received the request to share the location, Yoo Seok-suk agrees to display his / her location on the map, and the scale and screen center are adjusted so that the total number of users of the terminal sharing location can be displayed on one screen.

5A to 5C are diagrams for explaining a location sharing request of a correspondent node in location sharing of a plurality of terminals according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIGS. 5A to 5C, the screen 510 indicates that YSS, Kang Chul Chul, and Yoo Jae Suk are in a call. Yi asks for location sharing during the call. On the screen 520, an output message indicating a location sharing request of the requester is displayed. The output message may be in the form of a pop-up window.

The screen 530 displays an output message indicating whether to display the position of the person who received the position sharing request on the map. The recipient of the location sharing request chooses to share his location with the requester. The screen 540 indicates a state in which the position of the location sharing requester is not displayed. Indicating that the requestor Yi Soon Shin has chosen not to share his location. The location request button is displayed when one of the location sharing requester and the location sharing request holder hides his or her location. The location request button can be displayed under the target location button in the map control buttons.

The screen 550 shows a screen of the terminal of the user who requested the location sharing. Indicates that the border of the object indicating the location of the requestor, Yoo Jae Suk, is different from other users. For example, the border of the object that indicates the position of the object may flash in black.

The screen 560 indicates that the user who has requested the location taps the location request button to share the location with the user who requested the location. When the location request button is tapped, a screen 570 of the requestor's screen is displayed, and an output message indicating that the requester's location is shared is displayed on the requestor's screen 570. The output message may be in the form of a pop-up window.

If the requester agrees to share the location and chooses to display his or her location on the map, a screen 580 is displayed on the screen of the user who received the location request.

On the screen 580, an output message indicating that the requester's location is shared is displayed. The location of the location sharing requester is displayed on the map. The position request button disappears under the target position button of the map control button.

6A to 6C are views for explaining sharing of a location of a plurality of terminals in location sharing according to an exemplary embodiment.

6A to 6C, a screen 610 is a screen showing that YSS, Kangchul Chu, and Yoo JaeSuk are in a call. During the call, Yi Sunsin requests location sharing.

The screen 620 shows a screen in which the user who has received the location sharing request selects whether to accept the location sharing request of YS. An output message indicating that the sharing request is to be accepted may be displayed, and the output message may be in the form of a pop-up window. Accept requestor's location sharing request.

The screen 630 shows a screen for selecting whether or not to display the position of the person who has received the position sharing after accepting the request for sharing the position of the requester. An output message indicating that the user is sharing his / her location may be displayed. The user who receives the sharing request chooses not to show his location on the map.

The screen 640 shows a screen of the location sharing requester, and the user who received the location sharing request is not displayed on the map. An output message may be displayed on the requestor's screen 640 indicating that the location of the person who received the location sharing request is not displayed. If one of the users sharing the position among the terminals does not display the position on the map, the position request button is displayed at the lower position of the target position button of the map control button.

The screen 650 shows a screen of the user who has received the request after the user who has made the request selects not to display his or her location on the map. The display 650 may display an output message indicating that its position is not displayed on the map. The Share My Location button is displayed under the Goal Position button in the map control buttons.

The screen 660 is a screen that appears on the screen of the user who received the request after the user who received the location sharing request tapped the location sharing button. The display 660 may display an output message indicating that it is sharing its location. The Share my location button disappears.

Screen 670 shows the screen of the location sharing requester, and the person who is requested is displayed on the map. An output message may be displayed indicating that the location of the user who made the request is shared. Since the location of the user who has shared the location is displayed on the map, the location request button disappears on the requestor's screen 670.

According to one embodiment, while a user of a plurality of terminals is sharing a location, some of the users press a hardware back key to terminate location sharing. An output message may be displayed indicating that pressing the hardware back key may result in termination. If the hardware back key is pressed a second time before the output message disappears, the location sharing is terminated. If you press the hardware back key one more time to end the location sharing, the interface may be displayed at the bottom of the screen as in screen 210. Tapping the Location Sharing button allows you to re-share your location with those who shared the location before you closed the location share. If the users before the termination are still in the process of sharing the location, they can participate in the location sharing without the consent of the users before the termination.

In addition to pressing the hardware back key, location sharing can be terminated by pressing the option key. When the option key is pressed, an option menu is displayed and a button indicating the end of position sharing can be displayed. Pressing the button indicating the end of location sharing ends the location sharing.

7A and 7B are diagrams for explaining a background operation of a location sharing application when sharing a location between terminals according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIGS. 7A and 7B, a screen 710 is a screen showing a location sharing state among terminal users. Press the Hardware home key during location sharing. When the hardware home key is pressed, a screen 720 is displayed. On the screen 720, the location sharing application enters the background state and a battery consumption warning window is displayed. And sends the location information to the users who share the location in the background state. When the confirmation button on the screen 720 is tapped, a screen 730 is displayed. Screen 730 is in the background for location sharing.

On the screen 730, the hardware home key is called back to the foreground by the location sharing application via a long tap or the like. The screen 740 displays a screen returning to the position sharing state.

According to one embodiment, another application may be called in the foreground to display a battery consumption warning window even when the location sharing application is switched to the background. And sends the location information to the users who share the location in the background state.

8 is a diagram for explaining movement of a map displayed on a user's terminal when sharing a location between terminals according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 8, a screen 810 shows a location sharing state of a terminal user. When the user of the terminal pans a specific point on the screen of the terminal, the map displayed on the terminal screen is moved. The screen 820 shows that the map has moved when compared with the screen 810.

A screen 830 shows a screen of the terminal of Yoo Jae-suk, who is a user who shares the location with Yi. The screen 830 shows that even if Yi does map movement, it does not affect the screen of the terminal of Yoo Jae-suk. Even if some users among the users sharing the location through the plurality of terminals move the map, they may not affect the other users. Location-shared users may not be able to influence some users by using separate map applications. Sharers share only the data such as the location of the terminals and the target point. The foregoing is only an example and does not limit the technical idea of the invention.

According to one embodiment, the step 110 shown in FIG. 1 displays a first identifier of each of a plurality of terminals that have approved position sharing at positions of each of a plurality of terminals that approved position sharing, And displaying the second identifier of each of the plurality of terminals that have approved location sharing on the map. The method may further include moving the map based on the position of the terminal corresponding to the selected second identifier when the second identifier of each of the plurality of terminals that have approved the position sharing is selected.

The step of displaying the second identifier outside the map may include the step of displaying the second identifier outside the map in response to the selection of the scroll button.

The first identifier may include the name of the person who has shared the location, and may include a name that may indicate that it is self, such as an ID even if it is not a name.

The second identifier indicates the first identifier displayed in the scroll tool bar. A detailed description will be made with reference to Figs. 9A to 9B.

FIGS. 9A and 9B are diagrams for explaining screen movement on a map displayed on a user's terminal when sharing a location among terminals according to an exemplary embodiment.

9A and 9B, a screen 910 shows the location sharing status of users Yoo Jae-seok, Kang Hong-cheol and Yi Sun-shin of the terminal. The name of YSS is not displayed because it is the screen of the user YSS. Tap the scroll button in the toolbar at the top of the screen (910).

On the screen 920, a screen moving tool bar is displayed. The scrollbar displays the name of the location sharers, such as total, target location, and me. On the screen 920, tap ??.

The screen 930 shows that the map is adjusted around ??. On the screen (930), tap?. If the? 豁? Button is tapped on the screen 930, the scale and the screen center are adjusted so that all the users sharing the location are displayed on the screen as shown in the screen 940.

Although not shown in Figs. 9A and 9B, when the target position is tapped on the screen moving tool bar, the map is adjusted around the target position displayed on the map.

Tapping the target location and the names of the location sharers on the screen tool bar will move the screen only and the map scale will not change. The map is adjusted around the target location and location sharer. If you tap All, the screen is moved and scaled to show the target location and the entire location sharer.

FIG. 10 is a view for explaining a movement path of a plurality of terminals when sharing a location among terminals according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 6, a screen 1010 shows a location sharing state among terminal users. The button at the top of the map control buttons at the upper right of the screen 1010 is a position update button. Screen 1010 shows the location update status.

Screen 1020 represents the path (or footprint) of the location sharers. The location update button on the screen 1020 updates the location of the location sharers in real time and displays the route on a map. According to an exemplary embodiment, when the location update button is tapped to indicate the movement path of the location sharers, the shape of the location update button at the upper right of the screen 1020 may be changed.

Screen 1030 indicates that the location of the location sharers has changed. When the location update button is tapped on the screen 1020, the location update state is returned and the movement path of the location sharers disappears.

According to an exemplary embodiment, when the user clicks the refresh button, the location of the user who has shared the location is immediately updated, the user's movement path is initialized, and the entire operation of the screen movement is performed. For example, if the user tapes the refresh button, the current location of the user is displayed on the map, the navigation path displayed on the map is initialized, and the entire screen movement is performed. The screen is moved and the scale is adjusted so that it is visible.

11A and 11B are diagrams for explaining a scale change of a map displayed on a user's terminal when sharing a location between terminals according to an embodiment.

11A to 11B, a screen 1110 shows a position sharing state among terminal users. The plus (+) and minus (-) buttons on the upper right of the screen 1110 adjust the scale of the map. When the plus button is tapped, the map is enlarged as shown on the screen 1120. When the minus button is tapped on the screen 1120, the map is reduced as shown on the screen 1130.

The scale of the map can be changed by a gesture to a specific point on the map as well as a plus button and a minus button. When a pinch open is made at a specific point on the map screen 740, the map is enlarged like the screen 1150. When the pinch is closed on the screen 1150, the map is reduced as shown in the screen 1160.

12A and 12B are diagrams for explaining addition of a target position when sharing a position between terminals according to an embodiment.

12A and 12B, a screen 1210 shows a state in which there is no position sharing state and a target position between terminal users. Tap the target position button on the map control button on the screen 1210.

The screen 1220 indicates that a cross shape is displayed on the map and a target position is displayed in the center of the cross. Tapping an OK button displayed at the bottom of the screen 1220 may add a target position and display an output message on the screen 1230 indicating the addition of the target position.

The screen 1240 indicates that an output message indicating that the target location is added to the users who have shared the location can be displayed. Location Shared users' maps display their target location.

According to an embodiment, when a target location is displayed on a map while users of a plurality of terminals share a location, tapping the target location button allows the location information of the target location to be viewed. The location information of the target location may include address information or a telephone number. The location information may be displayed as an output message. Also, if you press the phone number of the target location, you can call the target location.

According to an embodiment, when a target location is displayed on a map in a state where users of a plurality of terminals share the location, the target location can be modified by long tapping the target location button or tapping the map. Based on the user's gesture, a cross is displayed on the map, and the map can be moved so that the target position is at the center of the cross. When you panned to the target position you want to modify, the target position is modified to the new target position as the map moves. When the target location is modified, an output message indicating that it is modified is displayed to the user who has shared the location.

According to one embodiment, a user of a plurality of terminals can search for a location through a search text box of a tool bar while sharing a location. The search text box may display a place and address label. If the focus is on the search text box, the label may disappear. Enter the region in the search text box. Typing a region can display suggestions in real time.

For example, enter Gangnam. If you enter Gangnam, suggestions like Gangnam Station and Gangnam Express Bus Terminal can be displayed. If you select Gangnam Station from the search term, you can see Gangnam Station and search results on the map.

If any one of the search results is selected, a message indicating location information of the selected location may be displayed. The location information may include location address information and a telephone number. If you press a phone number, the phone can be connected to the location. Also, if any one of the search results is selected, a message for determining whether to designate the selected position as the target position may be output.

When you tap on a map in the search results screen, the search results disappear and the search term in the search text box is retained.

According to an embodiment, a terminal includes a display unit for displaying the position of each of a plurality of terminals on a pre-configured map of each of a plurality of terminals so as to share a position of a plurality of terminals, And an execution unit for executing at least one function requested to be executed in response to an execution request for the function.

In particular, the execution unit may include a change unit for changing the accumulation of the map or moving the map.

The execution unit may further include an addition unit for detecting a gesture of the icon displayed on the at least one terminal and adding a target position on the map.

According to one embodiment, a terminal includes a location sharing unit for requesting location sharing of any one of the plurality of terminals so that the other terminal shares the location of each of the terminals, and a location sharing unit for displaying the location of the first terminal on the map And a display unit for displaying the confirmation message before the confirmation message is displayed.

In addition, the terminal may further include a transmission unit for transmitting information on the map with the reduced scale or the moved map to the other terminals.

1 through 12 may be applied to the terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and thus a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The apparatus described above may be implemented as a hardware component, a software component, and / or a combination of hardware components and software components. For example, the apparatus and components described in the embodiments may be implemented within a computer system, such as, for example, a processor, a controller, an arithmetic logic unit (ALU), a digital signal processor, a microcomputer, a field programmable gate array (FPGA) , A programmable logic unit (PLU), a microprocessor, or any other device capable of executing and responding to instructions. The processing device may execute an operating system (OS) and one or more software applications running on the operating system. The processing device may also access, store, manipulate, process, and generate data in response to execution of the software. For ease of understanding, the processing apparatus may be described as being used singly, but those skilled in the art will recognize that the processing apparatus may have a plurality of processing elements and / As shown in FIG. For example, the processing unit may comprise a plurality of processors or one processor and one controller. Other processing configurations are also possible, such as a parallel processor.

The software may include a computer program, code, instructions, or a combination of one or more of the foregoing, and may be configured to configure the processing device to operate as desired or to process it collectively or collectively Device can be commanded. The software and / or data may be in the form of any type of machine, component, physical device, virtual equipment, computer storage media, or device , Or may be permanently or temporarily embodied in a transmitted signal wave. The software may be distributed over a networked computer system and stored or executed in a distributed manner. The software and data may be stored on one or more computer readable recording media.

The method according to an embodiment may be implemented in the form of a program command that can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. The program instructions to be recorded on the medium may be those specially designed and configured for the embodiments or may be available to those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of computer-readable media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape; optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs; magnetic media such as floppy disks; Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include machine language code such as those produced by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware devices described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the embodiments, and vice versa.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. For example, it is to be understood that the techniques described may be performed in a different order than the described methods, and / or that components of the described systems, structures, devices, circuits, Lt; / RTI > or equivalents, even if it is replaced or replaced.

Therefore, other implementations, other embodiments, and equivalents to the claims are also within the scope of the following claims.

Claims (14)

Outputting a message based on execution of the location sharing function to receive a user's input as to whether to display the position of the terminal on a map provided in advance;
Sending a location sharing request to at least one other terminal based on the input to the message;
Displaying the location of the counterpart terminal on the map based on the shared information received in response to the location sharing request; And
Executing at least one function requested to be executed in response to an execution request for at least one function among a plurality of functions executable on the map
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And the shared information includes information that the partner terminal determines whether to hide the location of the partner terminal on the map. The method according to claim 1,
The step of executing the at least one function requested to be executed
Changing the scale of the map or moving the map;
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Transmitting the map on which the scale has been changed or information on the moved map to the counterpart terminal
Further comprising the step of: The method according to claim 1,
Displaying a confirmation message before the location of the terminal is displayed on the map
Further comprising the step of: The method according to claim 1,
The step of executing the at least one function requested to be executed
Detecting a gesture of the icon displayed on the terminal and adding a target position on the map
To-end location sharing method. The method according to claim 1,
The step of executing the at least one function requested to be executed
Activating a footstep function by sensing a gesture of an icon displayed on the terminal; And
When the footstep function is activated, displaying information on a movement route of the terminal and the counterpart terminal on the map
To-end location sharing method. The method according to claim 1,
The step of displaying the position of the counterpart terminal on the map
Displaying on the map a first identifier of a partner terminal that has approved the location sharing at the location of the partner terminal that approved the location sharing and displaying a second identifier of the partner terminal that granted the location sharing on the map
To-end location sharing method. The method according to claim 6,
When the second identifier of the counterpart terminal that has approved the position sharing is selected, moving the map based on the position of the counterpart terminal corresponding to the selected second identifier
Further comprising the step of: The method according to claim 6,
The step of displaying the second identifier outside the map
And displaying the second identifier outside the map in response to the selection of the scroll button. The method according to claim 1,
Determining a scale of the map based on the position of the counterpart terminal
Further comprising the step of: The method according to claim 1,
Displaying a request button for exposing a hidden location of the counterpart terminal when the location of the counterpart terminal is hidden in the map
Further comprising the step of: Based on the execution of the location sharing function, outputs a message to receive a user's input as to whether to display the location of the terminal on a pre-configured map, and based on the input to the message, A location sharing unit for transmitting a location sharing request;
A display unit for displaying the position of the counterpart terminal on the map based on the shared information received in response to the position sharing request; And
In response to an execution request for at least one function among a plurality of functions executable on the map,
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Wherein the shared information includes information that the counterpart terminal has determined whether to hide the location of the counterpart terminal on the map. 12. The method of claim 11,
The execution unit
A change unit for changing the scale of the map,
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And a transmission unit for transmitting information on the map on which the scale has been changed or on the moved map to the counterpart terminal,
Further comprising: 12. The method of claim 11,
A message display unit for displaying a confirmation message before the position of the first terminal is displayed on the map,
Further comprising: 12. The method of claim 11,
The execution unit
An additional unit for detecting a gesture of the icon displayed on the terminal and adding a target position on the map,
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