Executing requests for services using shared location data

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9756139-B2
Application number	US-201414586460-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 30, 2014
Priority date	Dec 30, 2014
Publication date	Sep 5, 2017
Grant date	Sep 5, 2017

Abstract

Exemplary methods, apparatuses, and systems receive, from a first user device associated with a first user, location data representing a current physical location of the first user. A request for the current physical location of the first user is received from a second user device associated with the second user. In response to the received selection, the current physical location of the first user based upon the shared location data is transmitted to the second user device. A selection of a third party service is received from the second user device. The current physical location of the first user is transmitted to a server associated with the third party service within a request for the third party service to send the a service or product to the current physical location of the first user.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving, from a first user device associated with a first user, location data representing a current physical location of the first user to be shared with a second user;
receiving, from a second user device associated with the second user, a request for the current physical location of the first user;
transmitting, to the second user device, a representation of the current physical location of the first user for display within a graphical user interface, the representation of the current physical location of the first user based upon the shared location data received from the first user device;
receiving, from the second user device, a selection of a third party service, wherein the selection of the third party service includes selecting the third party service within the graphical user interface displayed on the second user device, the third party service presented on the graphical user device in response to selection of the representation of the current physical location of the first user within the graphical user interface; and
transmitting, to a server associated with the third party service, the current physical location of the first user within a request for the third party service to send a product or service to the current physical location of the first user further comprising:
receiving, from a third user device associated with a third user, location data representing a current physical location of the third user to be shared with a second user;
receiving, from the second user device associated with the second user, a request for the current physical location of the third user;
transmitting, to the second user device, the current physical location of the third user based upon the shared location data;
receiving, from the second user device, a request to provide a meeting location suggestion between the current physical location of the second user to the current physical location of the third user;
determining a midpoint area between the current physical location of the second user to the current physical location of the third user;
transmitting, to the second user device, a meeting location suggestion based upon actions taken by one or both of the second and third users within a social networking system, the actions indicating a preference for the meeting location suggestion.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the request for the third party service includes a request for the third party service to send a car service to pick up the first user.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , further comprising:
receiving, from the second user device, location data representing a current physical location of the second user, wherein the request for the third party service further includes the current physical location of the second user and a request for the car service to drive the first user to the current physical location of the second user.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3 , further comprising:
receiving, from the server associated with the third party service in response to the request, an estimated fare for driving the first user from the current physical location of the first user to the current physical location of the second user.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the request for the third party service includes a request to deliver an item to the current physical location of the first user.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the request for the third party service includes transmitting a name of the first user or a profile image of the first user to the third party service.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, from the server associated with the third party service, an identification of an employee of the third party service being sent to the current physical location of the first user in response to the request; and
transmitting, to the first user device, the identification of the employee.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, from a third user device associated with a third user, location data representing a current physical location of the third user to be shared with a second user;
receiving, from the second user device associated with the second user, a request for the current physical location of the third user;
transmitting, to the second user device, the current physical location of the first user based upon the shared location data;
receiving, from the second user device, a request to provide navigation instructions for the second user to follow the third user as the physical location of the third user changes;
transmitting, to the second user device, navigation instructions from the current physical location of the second user to the current physical location of the third user; and
transmitting, to the second user device, updated navigation instructions as the physical location of the third user changes.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , further comprising:
receiving a destination from the third user device;
receiving, from the second user device, a request to navigate to the destination received from the third user device; and
transmitting, to the second user device, updated navigation instructions to reflect a route from the current physical location of the second user to the destination.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by one or more processors in a processing device, cause the processing device to perform a method comprising:
receiving, from a first user device associated with a first user, location data representing a current physical location of the first user to be shared with a second user;
receiving, from a second user device associated with the second user, a request for the current physical location of the first user;
transmitting, to the second user device, a representation of the current physical location of the first user for display within a graphical user interface, the representation of the current physical location of the first user based upon the shared location data received from the first user device;
receiving, from the second user device, a selection of a third party service, wherein the selection of the third party service includes selecting the third party service within the graphical user interface displayed on the second user device, the third party service presented on the graphical user device in response to selection of the representation of the current physical location of the first user within the graphical user interface; and
transmitting, to a server associated with the third party service, the current physical location of the first user within a request for the third party service to send a product or service to the current physical location of the first user further comprising:
receiving, from a third user device associated with a third user, location data representing a current physical location of the third user to be shared with a second user;
receiving, from the second user device associated with the second user, a request for the current physical location of the third user;
transmitting, to the second user device, the current physical location of the third user based upon the shared location data;
receiving, from the second user device, a request to provide a meeting location suggestion between the current physical location of the second user to the current physical location of the third user;
determining a midpoint area between the current physical location of the second user to the current physical locat

Assignees

• Facebook Inc

Inventors

• Memon Amir Hussain

Classifications

• G06Q10/40

  Business processes related to social networking or social networking services · CPC title

• H04W4/02 Primary

  Services making use of location information · CPC title

• G06F3/04842

  Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements (G06F3/0482 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H04W4/21

  for social networking applications · CPC title

• G01C21/34

  Route searching; Route guidance · CPC title