Thomas A Tuttle

US Patent:

8374628, Feb 12, 2013

Filed:

Nov 10, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/943505

Inventors:

Marco Nelissen - San Jose CA, US
Thomas J. Tuttle - West Roxbury MA, US

Assignee:

Google Inc. - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

H04W 24/00

US Classification:

4554561, 4554141, 4554563, 455457

Abstract:

In one implementation, a computer-implemented method includes receiving, from a first telephone device and at a second telephone device, a request to accept a telephone call. The method further includes obtaining information that indicates a first current geographic location of the first telephone device or the associated first user based on the second telephone device or an associated second user being a member of a group of call recipients that are permitted to receive the information that indicates the first current geographic location. The method additionally includes, using the obtained information, providing a representation of the first current geographic location of the first telephone device on the second telephone device in association with the telephone call from the first telephone device.

US Patent:

8644847, Feb 4, 2014

Filed:

Sep 29, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/249127

Inventors:

Marco Nelissen - San Jose CA, US
Thomas J. Tuttle - West Roxbury MA, US

Assignee:

Google Inc. - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

H04M 3/42
H04W 24/00

US Classification:

4554561, 4554563, 4554566, 455415

Abstract:

In one implementation, a computer-implemented method includes receiving, from a first telephone device and at a second telephone device, a request to accept a telephone call. The method further includes obtaining information that indicates a first current geographic location of the first telephone device or the associated first user based on the second telephone device or an associated second user being a member of a group of call recipients that are permitted to receive the information that indicates the first current geographic location. The method additionally includes, using the obtained information, providing a representation of the first current geographic location of the first telephone device on the second telephone device in association with the telephone call from the first telephone device.