Providing graphical indication of label boundaries in digital maps
US10474340B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 18, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 18, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2200/24
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A process, and corresponding system for performing the process, is described herein for visual identification of label collision for a digital map. The process determines a set of labels to be rendered in a visual map corresponding to a digital map. For each label in the set, a label boundary is created around the label. If any of the label boundaries in the set of labels overlap, the process determines a display priority for each of the first label and the second label in an overlapping label pair. In response to the first label in the pair having a higher display priority than the second label in the pair, the boundary for the first label is rendered in a first visual style and the label boundary for the second label in a second visual style. As priorities or properties are changed, the visual map is updated to reflect the changes.
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