WO2013189315A1

WO2013189315A1 - Terminal location information processing method, terminal and system

Info

Publication number: WO2013189315A1
Application number: PCT/CN2013/078159
Authority: WO
Inventors: 张治春; 魏向林; 王渡华; 黄小燕
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2012-06-27
Filing date: 2013-06-27
Publication date: 2013-12-27
Also published as: CN103517207A

Abstract

A terminal location information processing method, terminal and system. The method comprises: a customized terminal sending a location sharing request to at least one target terminal through a location service server; the target terminal receiving the location sharing request, and feeding back a location sharing response to the customized terminal through the location service server; the customized terminal receiving the location sharing response, and if it is determined that the target terminal agrees to share location with the customized terminal, during the sharing, sending location information of the customized terminal to the target terminal through the location service server; and the target terminal receiving the location information of the customized terminal, and displaying the location information of the customized terminal at the target terminal. The present invention can implement location information sharing conveniently between mobile terminals, thereby improving user experience.

Description

The present invention relates to the field of mobile communications technologies, and in particular, to a terminal location information processing method, terminal, and system.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION With the rapid development of mobile communication technologies, mobile terminals represented by mobile phones are the most commonly used electronic devices in daily life. The popularity of intelligent terminal operating systems enables the development of functionally rich applications on mobile terminals. It has become an indispensable tool in daily life.

Using these mobile terminals, we can browse the latest information anytime, anywhere, get discount information on products, make online shopping for mobile payment, share photo information with friends, use navigation services for travel, search for nearby restaurants and entertainment services in strange places, and greatly change People's lifestyle. At the same time, users have also put forward more functional requirements for mobile terminals.

The Location Based Service (LBS) application can locate the location of the mobile terminal, present it on an electronic map, and implement a peripheral life service search function at a specified location. There are a few map software that implements the sharing of friends' location, such as Google Maps. When installing Google Maps, it will be required to collect the location information of the mobile terminal. Users can share the location information to friends, but only if their friends have to install and Use Google Maps.

If the mobile terminal does not have the associated map software (for example, Google Maps) installed, the location information cannot be shared with the friends. Therefore, in order to conveniently realize location information sharing between the mobile terminals, the related art needs to be improved. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The embodiments of the present invention provide a terminal location information processing method, a terminal, and a system, which can conveniently implement location information sharing between mobile terminals.

The embodiment of the invention provides a method for processing terminal location information, including: The customized terminal sends a location sharing request to the at least one target terminal by using the location service server; the target terminal receives the location sharing request, and feeds back the location sharing response to the customized terminal by using the location service server;

The customized terminal receives the location sharing response, and if it is determined that the target terminal agrees to share the location with the terminal, the location service server sends the location information of the terminal to the target terminal by using the location service server;

The target terminal receives the location information of the customized terminal, and displays the location information of the customized terminal on the terminal.

Preferably, the target terminal displays the location information on the local terminal, including: the target terminal displays the location information in a location information column in a contact list of the terminal, or the target terminal locates the customized terminal. The information is displayed on an electronic map linked to the contact list of the target terminal.

Preferably, the method further includes: after the target terminal receives the location sharing request, if it agrees to share the location with the customized terminal, and the user corresponding to the customized terminal is not the contact of the target terminal, The user is added to the contact list of the target terminal.

Preferably, the method further includes: if the user corresponding to the target terminal exists in the contact list of the customized terminal, the customized terminal displays the sharing status with the target terminal in the contact list of the terminal, the sharing status Wait for sharing, shared, unshared, or terminated sharing.

Preferably, the method further includes: if the user corresponding to the target terminal exists in the contact list of the customized terminal, and the target terminal agrees to share the location with the customized terminal, the customized terminal further sets the target terminal and the terminal The location information sharing relationship includes: setting the location information sharing relationship to be visible to the location information, and the terminal sends the location information to the target terminal; or setting the location information sharing relationship to be invisible to the location information, the terminal Location information is not sent to the target terminal.

Preferably, the method further includes: setting an operation mode in which the customized terminal reports the location information to the service location server, where the setting content includes at least one of the following parameters: a time interval, a reported time period, and a time point reported periodically The period of time when the report is not reported.

Preferably, when the location of the customized terminal changes, the customized terminal passes the location service server to The target terminal transmits new location information; the target terminal receives the new location information, and updates the new location information to the contact list. The embodiment of the present invention further provides a terminal, including a location sharing customization module, where: the location sharing customization module includes:

a location sharing requesting unit, configured to send a location sharing request to the target terminal by the location service server; and a location sharing response that is received by the target terminal through the location service server; and a location information reporting unit configured to send the received by the target terminal After the location sharing response, if it is determined that the target terminal agrees to share with the location of the terminal, the location information of the terminal is sent to the target terminal by the location service server when sharing.

Preferably, the location sharing customization module further includes a sharing status display unit, configured to display and target in the contact list of the terminal, if the user corresponding to the target terminal exists in the contact list of the terminal. The sharing status of the terminal, the sharing status is waiting for sharing, sharing, not sharing, or terminating sharing.

Preferably, the location sharing customization module further includes a location information sharing relationship setting unit, where the user corresponding to the target terminal exists in a contact list of the customized terminal, and the target terminal agrees with the customized terminal. The location sharing, the customized terminal further sets the location information sharing relationship between the target terminal and the terminal, including: setting the location information sharing relationship to be that the location information is visible, and the terminal sends the location information to the target terminal; or If the information sharing relationship is set to be invisible to the location information, the terminal does not send the location information to the target terminal.

Preferably, the location sharing customization module further includes a location information reporting setting unit configured to set an operation mode in which the terminal reports the location information to the service location server, where the setting content includes at least one of the following parameters: a time interval, The time period reported, the time point reported regularly, and the time period not reported. The embodiment of the present invention further provides a terminal, including a location sharing participation module, where: the location sharing participation module includes:

a location sharing response unit, configured to receive a location sharing request sent by the customized terminal forwarded by the location service server, and feed back the location sharing response to the customized terminal by using the location service server Should; and

And a location information receiving unit, configured to receive location information of the customized terminal, and display location information of the customized terminal in the terminal.

Preferably, the location sharing participation module further includes a location information display unit configured to display location information of the customized terminal; and a location information bar display unit configured to display location information of the customized terminal in the terminal And a location map in the contact list; and/or if it is an electronic map display unit, it is arranged to display the location information of the customized terminal on an electronic map linked to the contact list of the terminal.

Preferably, the location sharing response unit is further configured to, after receiving the location sharing request, agree to share the location with the customized terminal, and the user corresponding to the customized terminal is not the contact of the target terminal, Add the user to the contact list of the target terminal.

Preferably, the location sharing participation module further includes a location information updating unit configured to receive new location information of the customized terminal, and update the new location information of the customized terminal to the contact list of the terminal. The embodiment of the present invention further provides a location service server, including a location sharing processing module, where:

The location sharing processing module is configured to receive a location sharing request sent by the customized terminal, and send the location sharing request to the target terminal; receive the location sharing response sent by the target terminal, and send the location sharing response to the customized terminal; Receiving location information sent by the customized terminal, and transmitting the location information to the target terminal.

The embodiment of the present invention further provides a terminal location information processing system, including: a terminal having the location sharing customization module, a terminal having the location sharing participation module, and the location service server. The embodiment of the invention can conveniently realize location information sharing between mobile terminals and improve user experience.

BRIEF abstract 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal location information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart diagram of a method for processing terminal location information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart diagram of a method for processing terminal location information according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Preferred embodiment of the invention

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that, in the case of no conflict, the features in the embodiments and the embodiments in the present application may be arbitrarily combined with each other.

This embodiment discloses a terminal location information processing system. Referring to FIG. 1, the system includes: a customized terminal (a terminal having a location sharing customization module) 10. a target terminal (a terminal having a location sharing participation module) 20 and a location service server 30. The customized terminal 10 includes a location sharing customization module 101, where:

The location sharing customization module 101 includes:

a location sharing requesting unit 1011, configured to send a location sharing request to the target terminal by using the location service server; and receiving a location sharing response fed back by the target terminal by the location service server; the location information reporting unit 1012, configured to send at the target terminal After the location sharing response, if it is determined that the target terminal agrees to share with the location of the terminal, the location information of the terminal is sent to the target terminal by the location service server when sharing.

The sharing status display unit 1013 is configured to display the sharing status with the target terminal in the contact list of the terminal, if the user corresponding to the target terminal exists in the contact list of the terminal.

Preferably, the shared status display unit is configured to display the shared status with the target terminal by: after the terminal sends the location sharing request to the target terminal, displaying the shared status as waiting for sharing; receiving at the terminal After the location is shared, if the target terminal agrees to share the location with the terminal, the shared state is displayed as shared; if the target terminal is determined to reject the location sharing with the terminal, the The sharing status is not shared; if it is determined that the target terminal terminates sharing with the location of the terminal, the sharing status is displayed as terminating sharing. The location information sharing relationship setting unit 1014 is optional, and is configured to set a location information sharing relationship between the target terminal and the local terminal, and display the set location information sharing relationship in the contact list of the terminal. If the location information sharing relationship is set to be that the location information is visible, the terminal sends the location information to the target terminal; if the location information sharing relationship is set to be invisible, the terminal does not send the location information to the target terminal.

The location information reporting setting unit 1015 is optionally configured to set an operation mode in which the terminal reports the location information to the service location server, where the setting content includes at least one of the following parameters: a time interval, a reported time period, and a timed report. Time point, time period not reported. The target terminal 20 includes a location sharing participation module 201, where:

The location sharing participation module 201 includes:

a location sharing response unit 2011, configured to receive a location sharing request sent by the customized terminal forwarded by the location service server, and feed back the location sharing response to the customized terminal by using the location service server;

Preferably, the location sharing response unit is further configured to: after receiving the location sharing request, agree to share the location with the customized terminal (ie, by customizing the terminal location sharing request), and the user corresponding to the customized terminal If the contact is not the target terminal, the user is added to the contact list of the target terminal.

The location information receiving unit 2012 is configured to receive the location information of the customized terminal, and display the location information of the customized terminal on the terminal.

Preferably, the location information receiving unit 2012 is configured to display the location information of the customized terminal in the terminal by: displaying the location information of the customized terminal in the contact list.

The location information updating unit 2013 is configured to receive new location information of the customized terminal, and update the new location information of the customized terminal to the contact list of the terminal.

The location information display unit 2014 is configured to display location information of the customized terminal. For example, it is a location information bar display unit, which is configured to display location information of the customized terminal in a location information column in a contact list of the terminal; and/or an electronic map display unit, which is configured to set the customized terminal The location information is displayed on an electronic map linked to the contact list of the terminal. The location service server 30 includes a location sharing processing module 301, where: the location sharing processing module 301 is configured to receive a location sharing request sent by the customized terminal, and send the location sharing request to the target terminal; The location sharing response sent by the target terminal is sent to the customized terminal; the location information sent by the customized terminal is received, and the location information is sent to the target terminal. Referring to FIG. 2, the embodiment further discloses a terminal location information processing method, including:

S10. The customized terminal sends a location sharing request to the at least one target terminal by using the location service server.

S20. The target terminal receives the location sharing request, and the location service server feeds back a location sharing response to the customized terminal by using the location service server.

S30, the customized terminal receives the location sharing response, and if it is determined that the target terminal agrees to share the location with the terminal, when the sharing, the location service server sends the location information of the terminal to the target terminal by using the location service server;

S40. The target terminal receives the location information of the customized terminal, and displays the location information on the local terminal.

Preferably, in step S40, the target terminal displays the location information on the terminal, including: the target terminal displays the location information in a contact list of the terminal. For example, the target terminal displays the location information of the customized terminal in the location information column in the contact list of the terminal, or the target terminal displays the location information of the customized terminal in the contact list of the target terminal. Linked to the electronic map.

Preferably, after the target terminal receives the location sharing request, if it agrees to share the location with the customized terminal, and the user corresponding to the customized terminal is not the contact of the target terminal, the user is added to the user. In the contact list of the target terminal.

Preferably, if the user corresponding to the target terminal exists in the contact list of the customized terminal, the customized terminal displays the sharing status with the target terminal in the contact list of the terminal, and the sharing status is waiting for sharing, Share, not share, or terminate sharing.

Preferably, the user corresponding to the target terminal exists in the contact list of the customized terminal, And the target terminal agrees to share the location with the customized terminal, and the customized terminal further sets the location information sharing relationship between the target terminal and the local terminal, including: setting the location information sharing relationship to be visible to the location information, and the terminal is to the target terminal. Sending the location information; or, if the location information sharing relationship is set to be invisible, the terminal does not send the location information to the target terminal.

Preferably, the working terminal is configured to report the working mode of the location information to the service location server, where the setting content includes at least one of the following parameters: a time interval, a reported time period, a timed time reported, and a time when the report is not reported. segment.

Preferably, when the location of the customized terminal changes, the customized terminal sends new location information to the target terminal by using the location service server; the target terminal receives the new location information, and updates the new location information to the contact List. A preferred technical solution is as follows: Referring to FIG. 3, the embodiment further discloses a terminal location information processing method, including:

Sl, the customized terminal sends a location sharing request to the target terminal through the location service server, and displays waiting for sharing in the contact list of the customized terminal;

After the target terminal receives and passes the location sharing request of the customized terminal, the location service server feeds back the location sharing response to the customized terminal, and the customized terminal displays the contact list in the contact list and is shared with the target terminal;

S3. Setting a location information sharing relationship with the target terminal in the customized terminal is a time period in which the location information is visible and the location information is reported to the service location server;

S4. The customized terminal sends the location information to the target terminal by using the location service server during the set period of reporting the location information.

55. The target terminal receives location information of the customized terminal, and displays location information of the customized terminal in the target terminal contact list.

56. When the location of the customized terminal changes, the customized terminal sends new location information to the target terminal through the location service server, and the target terminal updates the new location information of the customized terminal to the contact list.

Preferably, when the customized terminal sends the location sharing request to the target terminal, the short message mode or It is a manner of notification by other platforms. This embodiment does not limit the manner in which the customized terminal sends a location sharing request to the target terminal. Preferably, the location information on the customized terminal is preferentially derived from the GPS location of the terminal. When there is no GPS device or the GPS is not turned on or the GPS positioning fails, the mobile station positioning mode is used. The source of the location information.

Preferably, the manner in which the customized terminal location information is displayed in the contact list of the target terminal may be in two ways: The first mode is presented in the contact information column in an intuitive manner, and the latest information is automatically updated in the background. This includes displaying status information currently shared with the contact location, location content information of the current contact, etc. In the second mode, the user enters the electronic map to locate the contact location through the link. The link can be an icon or text, or it can be a certain way of operation. For example, a long press on the corresponding information in the contact list can open the electronic map. The location of the contact is represented by a special logo on the electronic map. For example, the presence of a contact is indicated by an avatar plus a name on the map. If the user of the terminal is also within the range displayed by the current map, it will be presented at the same time. It is very intuitive to display the location relationship between the user and contact of the terminal on the electronic map. In a specific application, in the contact bar of the contact, the user can quickly display different contacts on the map by switching the location to share the contact. One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that all or a portion of the above steps may be accomplished by a program instructing the associated hardware, such as a read-only memory, a magnetic disk, or an optical disk. Alternatively, all or part of the steps of the above embodiments may also be implemented using one or more integrated circuits. Correspondingly, each module/unit in the above embodiment may be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of a software function module. The invention is not limited to any specific form of combination of hardware and software.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. In view of the present invention, various other modifications, equivalents, improvements, etc., should be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. It is included in the scope of protection of the present invention. Industrial applicability

Compared with related technologies, a terminal location information processing method, a terminal, and a system provided by an embodiment of the present invention can conveniently implement location information sharing between mobile terminals, thereby improving user experience.

Claims

Claim

A method for processing terminal location information, comprising:

The customized terminal sends a location sharing request to the at least one target terminal by using the location service server; the target terminal receives the location sharing request, and the location service server feeds back the location sharing response to the customized terminal by using the location service server;

2. The method of claim 1 wherein:

The target terminal displays the location information of the customized terminal on the local terminal, including: the target terminal displays the location information of the customized terminal in a location information column in the contact list of the terminal, or the target terminal uses the customized terminal. The location information is displayed on an electronic map linked to the contact list of the target terminal.

The method according to claim 1, further comprising: after receiving the location sharing request, the target terminal agrees to share the location with the customized terminal, and the user corresponding to the customized terminal is not the target terminal. The contact adds the user to the contact list of the target terminal.

The method according to claim 1 or 2 or 3, further comprising: if the user corresponding to the target terminal exists in the contact list of the customized terminal, the customized terminal displays and targets in the contact list of the terminal The sharing status of the terminal, the sharing status is waiting for sharing, sharing, not sharing, or terminating sharing.

5. The method of claim 1 or 2 or 3, wherein:

If the user corresponding to the target terminal exists in the contact list of the customized terminal, and the target terminal agrees to share the location with the customized terminal, the customized terminal further sets the location information sharing relationship between the target terminal and the terminal, including: The location information sharing relationship is set to be visible to the location information. Then, the terminal sends the location information to the target terminal; or, if the location information sharing relationship is set to be invisible, the terminal does not send the location information to the target terminal.

6. The method of claim 1 or 2 or 3, further comprising:

And setting the working mode of the location information to the service location server, where the setting content includes at least one of the following parameters: a time interval, a reported time period, a time point reported periodically, and a time period not reported.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

When the location of the customized terminal changes, the customized terminal transmits new location information to the target terminal through the location service server; the target terminal receives the new location information, and updates the new location information to the contact list.

8. A terminal, comprising a location sharing customization module, wherein:

The location sharing customization module includes:

9. The terminal of claim 8, wherein:

The location sharing customization module further includes a sharing status display unit configured to display a sharing status with the target terminal in the contact list of the terminal, if the user corresponding to the target terminal exists in the contact list of the terminal The sharing status is waiting for sharing, sharing, not sharing, or terminating sharing.

10. The terminal according to claim 8 or 9, wherein:

The location sharing customization module further includes a location information sharing relationship setting unit, where the user corresponding to the target terminal exists in the contact list of the customized terminal, and the target terminal agrees to share the location with the customized terminal, The customized terminal further sets a location information sharing relationship between the target terminal and the terminal, including: setting the location information sharing relationship to be visible to the location information, The terminal sends the location information to the target terminal; or, if the location information sharing relationship is set to be invisible, the terminal does not send the location information to the target terminal.

11. The terminal according to claim 8 or 9, wherein:

The location sharing customization module further includes a location information reporting setting unit configured to set an operation mode in which the terminal reports the location information to the service location server, where the setting content includes at least one of the following parameters: a time interval, a reported time period , the time point for periodic reporting, and the time period for not reporting.

12. A terminal, comprising a location sharing participation module, wherein:

The location sharing participation module includes:

a location sharing response unit, configured to receive a location sharing request sent by the customized terminal forwarded by the location service server, and feed back the location sharing response to the customized terminal by using the location service server;

13. The terminal of claim 12, wherein:

The location sharing participation module further includes a location information display unit configured to display location information of the customized terminal; and a location information bar display unit configured to display the location information of the customized terminal in the contact list of the terminal And in the location information column; and/or if it is an electronic map display unit, it is arranged to display the location information of the customized terminal on an electronic map linked with the contact list of the terminal.

14. The terminal according to claim 12 or 13, wherein:

The location sharing response unit is further configured to: after receiving the location sharing request, if the user is not shared with the location of the customized terminal, and the user corresponding to the customized terminal is not the contact of the target terminal, the user is Add to the contact list of the target terminal.

15. A terminal according to claim 12 or 13, wherein:

The location sharing participation module further includes a location information updating unit configured to receive new location information of the customized terminal, and update the new location information of the customized terminal to the contact of the terminal. List.

16. A location service server, comprising a location sharing processing module, wherein:

A terminal location information processing system, comprising: a terminal having the location sharing customization module according to any one of claims 8-11, having the location sharing participation module according to any one of claims 12-15 The terminal and the location service server of claim 16.