System, apparatus, method, and non-transitory computer readable medium for providing location information using image in communication session

Abstract

Provided is an information providing system and apparatus, and method and non-transitory computer readable medium for providing location information using an image through a communication session. The information providing method may include connecting, at an electronic device, to a communication session with at least one another electronic device over a network receiving, at the electronic device, an image including location information from the other electronic device through the communication session, displaying, at the electronic device, the received image or information about the received image on a screen of the electronic device, providing, at the electronic device, a user interface for providing a link service associated with the image displayed on the screen or the information displayed on the screen, and providing, at the electronic device, a link service selected through the user interface based on the location information included in the image.

1 . An information providing method performed using a first electronic device comprising:
 connecting, using at least one processor, to a communication session with at least one second electronic device over a network;   receiving, using the at least one processor, a first image including location information from the at least one second electronic device through the communication session; generating, using the at least one processor, a user interface including the received first image or information related to the received first image;   displaying, using the at least one processor, the generated user interface on a screen of the first electronic device;   generating, using the at least one processor, on the user interface at least one link service associated with the first image or the received image information; and   providing, using the at least one processor, a link service selected through the user interface based on the location information included in the first image.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein
 the location information includes information about a location corresponding to a time at which the first image was created; and   the first image was created using at least one of the at least one second electronic device and at least one third electronic device that uploaded the first image onto a website.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the providing the link service includes providing a route guide service related to a location corresponding to the location information using a map image. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein
 the providing of the link service includes
 receiving a second image including location information associated with the location information from a server, the server having set the communication session, and 
 displaying the second image on the screen; and 
   the server is configured to
 determine an area range based on the location information included in the first image, 
 search a database for at least one third image including location information belonging within the area range, and 
 transmit the third image to the first electronic device. 
   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein
 the generating on the user interface at least one link service includes displaying a location sharing interface in association with an area on which the first image or information about the first image is displayed on the screen of the first electronic device; and   the providing the link service includes displaying a map image on which a location corresponding to the location information is marked on the screen of the first electronic device, in response to a selection on the location sharing interface.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the providing the link service includes displaying the first image on an area associated with the location marked on the map image or a desired area of the screen of the first electronic device. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein
 the first image further includes text information input from a creator of the image or an editor; and   the providing the link service includes displaying the text information associated with the location marked on the map image on the screen of the first electronic device.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein
 the receiving the first image includes receiving the first image that is transmitted from the at least one second electronic device using the communication session through a server having set the communication session; and   the first image further includes at least one of initial transmitter information of the first image and valid period information for the location information.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the server is configured to:
 transfer, to the first electronic device, the first image with the initial transmitter information and the location information removed, if a desired relationship is not set between the initial transmitter of the first image and a user of the first electronic device based on the initial transmitter information.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the server is configured to:
 transfer, to the first electronic device, the first image in which the location information is removed, if a valid period of the location information is expired based on the valid period information included in the first image.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein
 the first image includes a sticker image selected at the at least one second electronic device from among a plurality of sticker images provided by the at least one second electronic device through a messaging service; and   the messaging service is provided from a server having set the communication session.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the location information includes a location of the at least one second electronic device corresponding to a time at which the sticker image is selected at the at least one second electronic device or a location input and stored in advance from the at least one second electronic device with respect to the selected sticker image. 
     
     
         13 . A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, configure the at least one processor to perform the method of  claim 1 . 
     
     
         14 . A system comprising:
 a memory having computer-readable instructions stored thereon; and   at least one processor configured to execute the computer-readable instructions to,   set a communication session between a first electronic device and a second electronic device;   receive a first image including location information from the first electronic device through the communication session and to transfer the received image to the second electronic device; and   provide at least one link service associated with the first image to the second electronic device based on the location information included in the first image, in response to a selection from the second electronic device related to the at least one link service.   
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein
 the location information includes information about a location corresponding to a time at which the first image was created; and   the first image being created by at least one of the first electronic device and a third electronic device that uploaded the first image onto a website.   
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to provide a route guide service related to a location corresponding to the location information to the second electronic device using a map image. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
 determine an area range based on the location information included in the first image in response to a selection on a link service associated with the first image;   search a database or a website for a second image including location information belonging to the area range; and   transmit the second image to the second electronic device.   
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to transmit a map image on which a location corresponding to the location information is marked to the second electronic device in response to the link service selected at the second electronic device. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein
 the first image further includes initial transmitter information of the first image; and   the at least one processor is further configured to transfer, to the second electronic device, the first image with the initial transmitter information and the location information removed, if a desired relationship is not set between an initial transmitter of the first image and a user of the second electronic device based on the initial transmitter information.   
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein
 the first image further includes valid period information for the location information; and   the at least one processor is further configured to transfer, to the second electronic device, the first image with the location information is removed, if a valid period of the location information is expired based on the valid period information included in the first image.   
     
     
         21 .- 22 . (canceled)