CN102238472B - Method for updating location information stored in server with current location of mobile device - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for updating position information stored by a server by using the current position of a mobile device, which is applied to the method of the mobile device. The mobile device can be connected to a network interface. The method includes transmitting a first command based on first geographic information of the GPS receiver through the network interface to modify location information stored in a server, and updating the location information stored in the server recorded by the mobile device with the first geographic information, and transmitting a second command based on second geographic information to the server through the network interface only when a difference between the location information stored in the server recorded by the mobile device and a location represented by second geographic information of the GPS receiver is greater than a predetermined distance. Thus, the server can be kept storing correct position information.

Description

Method for updating location information stored in server with current location of mobile device

technical field

The present invention relates to a mobile device, in particular to a mobile device that uses its current location to update location information stored in a server through a network interface.

Background technique

Accurate positioning techniques (that is, knowing where a device is at any time) can be implemented with Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers. For example, the NAVSTAR global positioning system (Global positioning System, GPS) developed by the U.S. Department of Defense provides satellite positioning information to every corner of the world, so that the receiver can obtain an accurate position according to the received satellite positioning information.

Generally speaking, a GPS receiver (or GPS receiver) includes an antenna for receiving radio signals from GPS satellites, and a positioning circuit for receiving radio signals from GPS satellites. Incoming radio signals to determine the location of the antenna and generate corresponding location data. The antenna can be built into the global positioning system receiver, and can also be connected externally via a line. Mobile devices may incorporate GPS receivers, among other devices, to provide functionality using location data generated by the GPS receivers.

The mobile device may have a built-in map, which is used to combine the location information provided by the GPS receiver to draw a walking path or mark the location of the GPS receiver on the map. The user can manually input the location of the mobile device marked on the map to the website (for example, Facebook) server through the browser or through the instant messaging (Messenger) program (for example, MSN, Yahoo Messenger, Google talk, Skype etc.) to the instant messaging server manually, so that friends or other authorized persons can know the user's current location through the website or instant messaging program. However, due to many reasons, the user may not be able to update the location information stored on the server at any time, which will cause the location displayed on the website or instant messaging to be incorrect, and may cause friends to go to the wrong location for appointments, bringing Great inconvenience for users.

It can be seen that the above-mentioned existing method of updating the location information stored in the server with the current location of the mobile device obviously still has inconvenience and defects in method and use, and further improvement is urgently needed. In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the relevant manufacturers have tried their best to find a solution, but no suitable design has been developed for a long time, and the general method has no suitable method to solve the above-mentioned problems. This is obviously related. The problem that the industry is eager to solve. Therefore, how to create a new method of using the current location of the mobile device to update the location information stored in the server is one of the current important research and development topics, and has also become a goal that the industry needs to improve.

Contents of the invention

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a new method for updating the location information stored in the server with the current location of the mobile device, so that the mobile device can update the location information stored in the server through the network interface according to the current location. In this way, it can be ensured that the server will not store incorrect location information (including that the location stored by the server is outdated).

The purpose of the present invention and the solution to its technical problems are achieved by adopting the following technical solutions. According to a method of updating the location information stored in a server with the current location of a mobile device proposed by the present invention, the mobile device has a global positioning system receiver (GPS receiver), and the GPS receiver is used to generate geographic Information, the mobile device can be connected to a network interface, the method includes: sending a first command based on the first geographic information generated by the global positioning system receiver through the network interface to modify the location information stored in the server, and at the same time use the first geographic information to update the location information stored in the server recorded in the mobile device; and only when the location information stored in the server recorded in the mobile device is the same as that generated by the GPS receiver When the distance between the positions represented by the second geographic information is greater than a predetermined distance, a second instruction based on the second geographic information is sent to the server through the network interface.

The purpose of the present invention and its technical problems can also be further realized by adopting the following technical measures.

In the aforementioned method, the mobile device has a destination list for recording the network address of the server and the location information stored by the server.

The aforementioned method further includes: when it is determined that a piece of geographic information is being transmitted, prompting the user to input and store a server-related information in the destination list; wherein the server-related information has a server corresponding to the server-related information in the login information required at the time.

The aforementioned method further includes: when it is determined that a geographic information is being transmitted to a second server, storing the current location of the mobile device obtained according to the geographic information in the destination list to record the information stored in the second server location information for .

The aforementioned method further includes: judging whether the network address of the second server has been stored in the destination list; and when the network address of the second server has not been stored in the destination list, adding the network address of the second server address to the destination list.

The aforementioned method further includes: periodically calculating the distances between the current location of the mobile device obtained from the geographic information generated by the GPS receiver and the location information stored in the destination list; and When the first distance between the current location of the mobile device obtained according to the geographic information generated by the GPS receiver and the first location information stored in the destination list is greater than the predetermined distance, then through the The network interface sends the second instruction for modifying the location information of the server to update the location information stored in the server corresponding to the first location information.

The aforementioned method further includes: periodically calculating a distance between the current location of the mobile device obtained from the geographic information generated by the GPS receiver and the location information stored in the destination list; and When a first distance between the current location of the mobile device obtained according to the geographic information generated by the GPS receiver and a first location information stored in the destination list is greater than the predetermined distance, the global The geographic information generated by the positioning system receiver is used to obtain the current location of the mobile device to update the first location information of the destination list.

The aforementioned method, wherein said server is a server corresponding to a website server, an instant messaging (Messenger) server or a class communication program (essenger-like program).

The purpose of the present invention and the solution to its technical problem also adopt the following technical solutions to achieve. According to a method of increasing the network address of a server in a mobile device proposed by the present invention, the mobile device has a global positioning system receiver, the global positioning system receiver is used to generate geographic information, and the mobile device can be connected to a network interface , the method includes: when uploading the geographical information of the global positioning system receiver to a server through the network interface, judging whether the network address of the server has been stored in the mobile device; and when the network address of the server has not been stored in the mobile device When moving the device, prompt whether to add the network address of the server to the mobile device, and when indicating to add the network address of the server to the mobile device, add the network address of the server to the mobile device.

The purpose of the present invention and its technical problems are solved by adopting the following technical solutions in addition. According to the present invention, a method for updating location information stored in a server with the current location of a mobile device having a GPS receiver or an assisted GPS application ( A-GPS AP), the method includes: establishing a destination list that records network addresses of a plurality of servers and user names and passwords required for logging into the plurality of servers; according to the GPS receiver or the auxiliary geographic information of a global positioning application to locate a first current location of the mobile device; sending the first current location of the mobile device to the plurality of servers; according to the global positioning system receiver or the assisted global positioning application new geographic information of the program to locate a second current location of the mobile device; and when the distance between the second current location and the first current location is greater than a predetermined distance, update the second current location to The plurality of servers; wherein the plurality of servers are servers corresponding to website servers, instant messaging (Messenger) servers or class communication programs (Messenger-like program).

The purpose of the present invention and the solution to its technical problems are also achieved by the following technical solutions. According to the present invention, a method for updating location information stored in a server with the current location of a mobile device having a GPS receiver or an assisted GPS application ( A-GPS AP), the method includes: establishing a record of network addresses of a plurality of servers and a list of user names and passwords required to log in to the plurality of servers; according to the GPS receiver or the assisted global positioning geographic information of the application to locate a current location of the mobile device; sending the current location of the mobile device to the plurality of servers; new geographic information based on the GPS receiver or the assisted global positioning application to locate a new current location of the mobile device; and periodically update the new current location to the plurality of servers; wherein the plurality of servers are website servers, instant messaging (Messenger) servers or class communication The server corresponding to the program (Messenger-like program).

Compared with the prior art, the present invention has obvious advantages and beneficial effects By means of the above-mentioned technical scheme, the method for updating the location information stored in the server with the current location of the mobile device in the present invention has at least the following advantages and beneficial effects: The present invention is used to The mobile device can automatically update the location information stored on the server through the network interface according to the current location. In this way, it can be ensured that the server will not store incorrect location information (including that the location stored by the server is outdated).

In summary, the present invention is applied to a method of a mobile device having a GPS receiver for generating geographic information. The mobile device can be connected to a network interface. The method includes sending a first command based on the first geographic information of the global positioning system receiver through the network interface to modify the location information stored in a server, and at the same time updating the server recorded in the mobile device with the first geographic information The stored location information, and only when the difference between the location information stored by the server recorded on the mobile device and the location indicated by the second geographic information of the GPS receiver is greater than a predetermined distance, through the network The interface sends a second instruction based on the second geographical information to the server. In this way, the server can keep storing correct location information (that is, the location stored by the server is the real-time location). The present invention has significant progress in technology, has obvious positive effects, and is a novel, progressive and practical new design.

The above description is only an overview of the technical solution of the present invention. In order to better understand the technical means of the present invention, it can be implemented according to the contents of the description, and in order to make the above and other purposes, features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and understandable , the following preferred embodiments are specifically cited below, and are described in detail as follows in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a network system of a general packet radio service applied in the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a network system covering WIFI, 3G, 3.5G, 802.11 series or other wireless transmission protocols to allow a mobile device to connect to the Internet.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a mobile device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating a global positioning management system applied to the mobile device in FIG. 3 .

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a destination list according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a flowchart of adding or updating a server's network address or other server-related information to a destination list of a mobile device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart for updating location information stored by a server in a destination list of a mobile device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram illustrating that an application program corresponding to a server is displayed on a display screen of a mobile device.

Figure 9 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of the present invention.

10: Network system 20, 30, 100: Mobile device

22, 32: GPS receiver 23, 24, 33, 34: Antenna

40: base station 60: website server

105: Outer frame 110: Display screen

120: Control buttons 130: GPS receiver

140: Transceiver 150: Memory

155: Program code 160: Processor

300: Global Positioning Management System 310, 360: Name

320～350: Destination List 370: Information

400: Server-related information list 500, 600, 1300: method

1000～1080, 1310～1340: steps

1250, 1260, 1270: Examples

Detailed ways

In order to further explain the technical means and effects adopted by the present invention to achieve the intended purpose of the invention, the method for updating the location information stored in the server with the current location of the mobile device proposed according to the present invention will be described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and preferred embodiments. Specific embodiments, methods, steps, features and effects thereof are described in detail below.

The aforementioned and other technical contents, features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the following detailed description of preferred embodiments with reference to the drawings. Through the description of specific implementation methods, the technical means and effects of the present invention to achieve the intended purpose can be understood more deeply and specifically, but the attached drawings are only for reference and description, and are not used to explain the present invention limit.

An object of the present invention is to provide a global positioning management system (GPS management system) for a mobile device. The global positioning management system is used to construct and manage a destination list of at least one server that discloses the location of the user of the mobile device, wherein the server can be a website server, an instant messaging server, or a Messenger-like program. corresponding server. The mobile device can update the location information stored in each server through the network interface according to the destination list. And the present invention provides a simple method for notifying the user when the location information stored by one or more servers is incorrect (including the location stored by the server is outdated).

Please refer to FIG. 1, which is a schematic diagram illustrating a general packet radio service (General Packet Radio Service, GPRS) network system 10 applicable to the application of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a network system 12 covering WIFI, 3G, 3.5G, 802.11 series or other wireless transmission protocols to allow a mobile device to connect to the Internet. The network system 10 , 12 includes at least one mobile device 20 , 30 . The mobile devices 20 , 30 can communicate wirelessly with a base station 40 or a wireless access point 28 . Each mobile device 20, 30 includes a mobile GPS receiver (GPS receiver) 22, 32 (or an A-GPS application). Each mobile GPS receiver 22, 32 includes a first antenna 23, 34 for receiving global positioning (GPS) related data from surrounding satellites, and a second antenna 24, 33 for communicating with a base station 40 or The wireless network bridge 28 communicates. Both the base station 40 and the wireless access point 28 are connected to the Internet 50 . The Internet 50 includes a server 60, which is used as a website host (host), an instant messaging server, or a server corresponding to a similar communication program. The server can modify the user information stored on the server based on the geographical information (ie, the current location) generated by the GPS receiver 22, 32 of the mobile device 20, 30 according to the command sent by the mobile device 20, 30. The user's location information, so that the website or instant messaging program corresponding to the server can display the user's current location.

Please refer to FIG. 3 , which illustrates an embodiment of a mobile device 100 applicable to the network systems 10 and 12 . The mobile device 100 includes a frame 105, a display screen 110 mounted on the frame 105, a console or control buttons 120 for the user to control the mobile device 100, a global positioning system similar to the GPS receivers 22, 32 GPS receiver 130 , transceiver 140 for communicating with base station 40 , a memory 150 , and a processor 160 . The memory 150 is used to store the program code 155 . The processor 160 executes the program code 155 to control the operation of the mobile device 100 . The memory 150 further includes a program code 155 executed by the processor 160 to provide the GPS disclosed in the present invention in the mobile device 100 . When the display screen 110 is a touch screen or a multi-touch screen, the global positioning management system can receive user input through touch, so the personal navigation device 100 does not necessarily need a console (or control buttons) )120.

Please refer to FIG. 4 , which illustrates an embodiment of a screen display mode of the global positioning management system 300 applied to the mobile devices 20 , 30 . Presented on the display screen 110 of the mobile device 20, 30 is a list (destination list) 320-350 including a name 310, and the server, its current stored location and last updated time. The destination list 320-350 is used to record the network address of the server and the location information stored in the server. For example, in list item 320, the server 1 currently stores the last time the user (more specifically, the GPS receiver 22, 32 in the mobile device 20, 30 implementing the GPS management system 300) passed the network The interface sends a first command based on the geographical information generated by the GPS receiver 22, 32 (the first command is used to modify the user's position information stored on the server), to update the current position stored by the server as "a" (that is, the location corresponding to the website or instant messaging program displayed on server 1 is "a"). Since the mobile devices 20, 30 may not be connected to all the servers in the list 320-350 at the same time (for example, the user does not log in all the instant messaging programs at the same time, or the user does not log in all the websites at the same time), And the mobile device 20, 30 may only send the first instruction to update the location stored in the server to the connected server, so different servers may display different locations.

The right half of Fig. 4 is used to assist in explaining that in the present invention, the global positioning management system 300 is used to judge whether the position stored on the server is correct (meaning that the position stored by the server is an instant position) or incorrect (meaning That is, the location stored by the server is outdated). The method is based on whether the distance between the location of the mobile device 20, 30 and the location stored in the server is greater than a predetermined distance (predetermined radius, update distance). As shown in the right half of FIG. 4 , it is assumed that the personal navigation devices 20 and 30 are currently at the "old location", and the circles with solid lines represent circles with the "old location" as the center and a predetermined distance as the radius. At this time, since the locations "a" (the location displayed on server 1), "b" (the location displayed on server 2), and "n" (the location displayed on server n) are in the solid line circle, server 1 The distances between the positions displayed by , 2, n and the current positions of the mobile devices 20, 30 are all less than the predetermined distance, so the global positioning management system 300 judges that the positions stored by the servers 1, 2, n are all correct. At this time, the global positioning management system 300 does not need to update the positions stored on the servers 1, 2, n.

However, it is assumed that the user continues to move so that the mobile devices 20 and 30 move to a "new location", and the dotted circle represents a circle with the "new location" as the center and a predetermined distance as the radius. As shown in the right half of FIG. 3 , the positions "a" and "n" are still maintained in the dotted circles at this time, thus indicating that the positions stored by the servers 1 and n are correct. However, the location “b” stored in the server 2 is outside the dotted circle, so the GPS management system 300 judges that the location stored in the server 2 is incorrect and needs to update the location stored in the server 2 .

If the global positioning management system 300 can connect to the server in the destination list, then update the stored position on the server to the current position, but no matter whether it can connect to the server in the destination list, the global positioning management system 300 will periodically The current geographical information generated by the GPS receiver 22, 32 of the mobile device 20, 30 is compared with the last location information sent to each server in the list by the first command. Although the global positioning management system 300 can also read the location stored in the server by connecting to the server, it is still a better way to directly store the last location sent to the server in the destination list of the global positioning management system 300 . Whenever the difference between the geographic information generated by the GPS receiver 22, 32 of the mobile device 20, 30 and the last location information sent to each server in the list by the first command is greater than a predetermined distance, the GPS management The system 300 determines that the location stored on the server is incorrect and needs to be updated. The updating method can be uploading the current location, or just notifying the server that the stored location is incorrect (for example, sending "location unknown" information to the server).

In addition, the user may not want the GPS 300 to update the location stored on the server at any time (for example, the user does not want to display the current location on MSN at any time), however, usually the user still wants to be included in the destination list. The server will not display the incorrect location. Therefore, embodiments derived from the spirit of the present invention may also choose not to judge the distance between the current location of the mobile device 20, 30 and the last updated location on the server, but to periodically update the distance in the destination list. One or more servers reflecting the user's current location. In other derivative embodiments, the global positioning management system 300 does not need to periodically update the location information of the server, but updates the location stored in the server when it is determined that the location information of the server is incorrect. In addition, the global positioning management system 300 may directly update the location information of the server in the destination list periodically, and also update the location information of the server when it is determined that the location information of the server is incorrect. Therefore, when the global positioning management system 300 determines that the location stored by the server is incorrect, the present invention provides an embodiment as shown in the lower left part of FIG. 4 , and the mobile devices 20 and 30 can provide information to the user. The message includes a name 360, a specific message (eg the location of server 2 is incorrect), and a list of optional actions. For example, in the selectable action list, there are options such as "update", "notify location error", "update all", and "cancel", among which "update all" means to update all global locations in the destination list The management system 300 determines that the positions stored in the servers that store incorrect positions are all updated to the current positions, and "Cancel" means that the positions stored in the server are not updated. In this way, the global positioning management system 300 can execute corresponding actions according to the option selected by the user.

In the destination list, the global positioning management system 300 establishes and maintains the relevant information of the servers in the destination list 320-350, wherein the database and method of maintaining similar information related to the website are well known in the industry. In order to enhance understanding, this article The invention provides an embodiment 400 in FIG. 5 for more detailed description. However, the embodiment 400 in FIG.

As shown in Figure 5, the destination list is composed of multiple tables, and each table includes at least one network address (such as IP or URL) of a server storing the user's location, and the table may also include other relevant information of the server, for example For personal information, such as login information (user name and/or user password), location information type (precise location, such as longitude and latitude, or approximate location, such as city name, or display "office", "home", etc.), Currently stored location, update distance (meaning the predetermined distance used to determine whether the location stored by the server is correct or incorrect), update information (information displayed when the location stored by the server is updated, For example, new location, or "currently unknown"), and other design fields. Except for the network address of the server, all fields can have default values. Users can change the default values of all tables by adjusting preferences, or directly change the fields of one of the tables.

There are at least two ways to fill in the column of the network address. The GPS 300 may include a menu or button to allow the user to add a connected server to the destination list, or when the GPS 300 determines that a first command with geographic information (the first When the command is used to modify the location information stored in the server) has been sent to a server, it can check whether the server’s network address has been stored in the mobile device (destination list in the mobile device), when the server’s network address is not in the When in the mobile device (destination list in the mobile device), the global positioning management system 300 can automatically store the network address of the server in the mobile device (destination list in the mobile device), or display a message asking the user whether to The network address of the server should be stored in the mobile device (destination list in the mobile device), and corresponding actions should be executed according to the user's response.

Please refer to FIG. 6, which is a flow chart of adding or updating the network address of the server or other server-related information to the mobile device (destination list in the mobile device) according to an embodiment of the present invention. The steps are as follows:

Step 1000: Determine whether the geographic information of the GPS receiver has been sent to a network address through the network interface;

Step 1010: (optional) when it is determined that the geographical information has been sent, prompt the user to input server-related information (such as network address, login data, location information type), so as to store the server-related information in the mobile device (the mobile device's destination list);

Step 1020: Update the server-related information corresponding to the sent network address to the mobile device (destination list in the mobile device) according to the user's preferences.

Updating the destination list of the mobile device includes two methods. When the network address has not been stored in the destination list, add the network address to the destination list; Address The first command to modify the user's location information updates the current location field in the destination list.

It is worth noting that, in the present invention, according to the user's needs, the global positioning management system 300 can establish and maintain all historical records about the instructions sent to each network address, so when the user wants to view the historical records, the global The location management system 300 can provide the history record to the user. In addition, the global positioning management system 300 is not limited to having only one destination list. That is to say, according to the needs of users, the global positioning management system 300 can simultaneously maintain multiple destination lists with overlapping items or no overlapping items. For example In other words, maintaining a list of destinations corresponding to different servers allows users to view relevant information corresponding to different servers, and can adjust the priorities when updating servers. For example, a first destination list includes servers that only family members or friends have permission to read, and a second destination list includes servers that everyone has permission to read. In this case, the user can Adjust the preference settings so that the update distance corresponding to the server in the first destination list (that is, the predetermined distance used to judge whether the location stored by the server is correct or incorrect) is smaller, and a more accurate location can be displayed (such as latitude and longitude), and have a higher priority than servers in the second list when updating.

Please refer to FIG. 7 , which is a flow chart of updating the location information stored by the server in the destination list of the mobile device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The steps are described as follows:

Step 1050: Periodically calculate the distance between the current location of the GPS receiver and the location information stored in the destination list (that is, periodically calculate the current location of the GPS receiver and the mobile device The recorded gap between the location information stored in each server);

Step 1060: When the gap between the current location of the GPS receiver and the location information stored in the destination list (that is, the location information stored in each server recorded by the mobile device) exceeds a predetermined distance , judging that the server corresponding to the location information stores incorrect location information;

Step 1070: (optional) when it is determined that the server corresponding to a piece of location information stores incorrect location information, notify the user that the location information of the server is incorrect, so that the user can choose to update or cancel the update;

Step 1080: According to the user's preferences, use the relevant information of the server displaying incorrect location information to "notify location error" to the server displaying incorrect location information, or use the geographic location of the GPS receiver information to "update".

In step 1080, only if the position indicated by a first geographical information (that is, the position stored in the destination list, or the position stored in the server recorded by the mobile device) is matched with a second geographical information When the difference between the indicated positions (the current position of the GPS receiver) is greater than the update distance (predetermined distance), a second command based on the current position of the GPS receiver (used to modify the usage on the server) is sent. location information of the user) to each server in the destination list. The second instruction may instruct the server to update the stored location to the current location or simply instruct the server to delete the stored location.

According to this embodiment and the user's preferences, when the geographical information is uploaded to a server, the GPS management system can ask the user whether to add the server to the destination list, or automatically add the server to the destination list. In addition, when the global positioning management system determines that the location information stored in the server is incorrect, the global positioning management system can ask the user whether to update the server, automatically update the server, or perform other possible actions according to the spirit of the present invention .

Please refer to FIG. 8 , which is a schematic diagram (instances 1250 , 1260 and 1270 ) illustrating an application corresponding to a server (such as an instant messaging program) displayed on a display screen of a mobile device. What is shown in the example 1250 is the instant messaging program corresponding to server 1, and what is displayed in the upper right corner is the location of the mobile device (user) stored in front of server 1, or the location of the mobile device (user) due to the location of the mobile device. The location of the server 1 at the next update may also be displayed when someone in the contact list is updated. In addition, what is displayed in the lower part is a friend list or a contact list (general social networking sites or instant messaging programs (such as MSN) have similar functions). Next to the name (nickname) of the contact, the location stored on the server of the contact can be displayed. By adjusting the settings of the application, you can choose whether to display the location information, or only display the location information when the contact is selected and the cursor moves over the name of the contact. In addition, the user can set permissions to determine whether others can see the user's location information stored on the server. The method for setting the authority is known in the art. For example, the method for setting the authority has been widely used in social networking sites, so it will not be repeated here.

Example 1260 is similar to example 1250, but in example 1260, the user stores two different location information on different servers. For example, the location stored on the server 2 is (Taoyuan, Taiwan, China). When the user chooses not to update the specific server and the user's mobile device moves location, different servers will store different location information. Shown in instance 1270, there are two contacts with permissions set to the user to allow the user to see their location information. In addition, the purpose of Examples 1250-1270 is to enhance the understanding of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

Please refer to FIG. 9. FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a method 1300 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and its steps are described as follows:

Step 1310: Create a list of network addresses of a plurality of servers (for example, servers corresponding to instant messaging programs (Messenger), class communication programs (Messenger-like program) or websites), and when the user wants to log in the usernames and passwords required by these servers to update your location;

Step 1320: Locate the mobile device according to a built-in GPS receiver of the mobile device or an assisted global positioning application program (A-GPS AP, used to calculate the distance between the base station and the mobile device for positioning) the current location of

Step 1330: Send the current location of the mobile device to the plurality of servers;

Step 1340: Update the current location of the mobile device to the plurality of servers when the difference between the current location of the mobile device and the last updated location information is greater than a predetermined value (predetermined distance, update distance).

Only the contacts who are authorized by the user can see the updated locations of the user on the plurality of servers. The mobile device can be connected to the Internet through GPRS, WIFI, 3G, 3.5G, 4G or other known methods. The mobile device can provide a map to facilitate the user to check the location information of himself or his contacts. The mobile device can be a personal navigation device (Personal Navigation Device, PND), a mobile phone, a notebook computer, other types of computers, or any mobile device that can be connected to the Internet. In addition, the user can adjust the predetermined distance (update distance) used in the present invention to determine whether to update.

The present invention provides a method for enabling a mobile device to update location information stored on a server through a network interface according to the current location. This ensures that the server does not store incorrect location information. The global positioning management system provided by the present invention can be an independent application program, a plug-in program of a browser, or other software, and the global positioning management system can be applied to a mobile device that can be connected to the network, or set at a remote end server (the remote server has the authority to connect to the server of the Internet and can connect to the mobile device through wireless communication).

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and does not limit the present invention in any form. Although the present invention has been disclosed as above with preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone familiar with this field Those skilled in the art, without departing from the scope of the technical solution of the present invention, may use the technical content disclosed above to make some changes or modify them into equivalent embodiments with equivalent changes, but as long as they do not depart from the technical solution of the present invention, the Technical Essence Any simple modifications, equivalent changes and modifications made to the above embodiments still fall within the scope of the technical solution of the present invention.

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A method for updating location information stored in a server with the current location of a mobile device, the mobile device having a global positioning system receiver for generating geographic information, the mobile device can be connected to A network interface, characterized in that the method comprises: Establishing a destination list in the mobile device to record the network addresses of multiple servers and the location information of the mobile device stored on each server, and displaying the destination list on the screen of the mobile device; sending a first command based on a first geographic information generated by the GPS receiver through the network interface to modify the location information of the mobile device stored in the server, and at the same time update the first geographic information with the first command The location information stored on the server recorded in the destination list; Only when the difference between the location information of the mobile device stored by the server recorded in the destination list and the location indicated by a second geographic information generated by the GPS receiver is greater than a predetermined distance, sending a second command based on the second geographical information to the server through the network interface, so as to modify the location information of the mobile device stored in the server; and When a first distance between the current location of the mobile device obtained according to the geographic information generated by the GPS receiver and a first location information stored in the destination list is greater than the predetermined distance, the global The geographic information generated by the positioning system receiver is used to obtain the current location of the mobile device to update the first location information of the destination list. 2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that it further comprises: When it is determined that a piece of geographic information is being sent, prompting the user to input and store a server-related information into the destination list; Wherein the server-related information has information required when logging into a server corresponding to the server-related information. 3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that it further comprises: When it is judged that a geographic information is being sent to a second server, storing the current location of the mobile device obtained according to the geographic information to the destination list to record the location information stored by the second server. 4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that it further comprises: judging whether the network address of the second server has been stored in the destination list; and When the network address of the second server has not been stored in the destination list, adding the network address of the second server to the destination list. 5. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that it further comprises: periodically calculating the distances between the current location of the mobile device obtained from the geographic information generated by the GPS receiver and the location information stored in the destination list; and When the first distance between the current location of the mobile device obtained according to the geographic information generated by the GPS receiver and the first location information stored in the destination list is greater than the predetermined distance, then through the The network interface sends the second instruction for modifying the location information of the server to update the location information stored in the server corresponding to the first location information. 6. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that it further comprises: Periodically calculating a distance between the current location of the mobile device obtained from the geographic information generated by the GPS receiver and each location information stored in the destination list. 7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the server is a server corresponding to a website server, an instant messaging server or a similar communication program. 8. A method of updating location information stored in a server with the current location of a mobile device having a GPS receiver or an assisted global positioning application for generating geographic information, characterized in that This method contains: Establishing a destination list that records network addresses of a plurality of servers and user names and passwords required for logging into the plurality of servers, and displays the destination list on the screen of the mobile device; the destination List, used to record the network address of the server and the location information stored by the server; locating a first current location of the mobile device according to the geographic information of the GPS receiver or the assisted global positioning application; sending the first current location of the mobile device to the plurality of servers; locating a second current location of the mobile device based on new geographic information from the GPS receiver or the Assisted-Global Positioning application; updating the second current location to the plurality of servers when the distance between the second current location and the first current location is greater than a predetermined distance; and When a first distance between the current location of the mobile device obtained according to the geographic information generated by the GPS receiver and a first location information stored in the destination list is greater than the predetermined distance, the global updating the first location information of the destination list by obtaining the current location of the mobile device from geographic information generated by a positioning system receiver; Wherein the multiple servers are servers corresponding to website servers, instant messaging servers or similar communication programs. 9. A method for updating location information stored in a server with the current location of a mobile device having a GPS receiver or an assisted global positioning application for generating geographic information, characterized in that This method contains: Establishing a destination list that records network addresses of a plurality of servers and user names and passwords required for logging into the plurality of servers, and displays the destination list on the screen of the mobile device; the destination A list, used to record the network address of the server and the location information stored by the server; when it is determined that a geographic information is being transmitted to a second server, store the current location of the mobile device obtained according to the geographic information to the destination list , to record the location information stored in the second server; locating a current location of the mobile device based on geographic information from the GPS receiver or the assisted-GPS application; sending the current location of the mobile device to the plurality of servers; locating a new current location of the mobile device based on new geographic information from the GPS receiver or the Assisted-GPS application; and periodically updating the new current location to the plurality of servers; Wherein the multiple servers are servers corresponding to website servers, instant messaging servers or similar communication programs.