User interfaces for maps and navigation

US12098930B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Apple Inc. · US

Inventors

• Ryan W. Apuy · San Francisco, US
• Brian J. Andrich · San Francisco, US
• Jaime Chen · Oakland, US
• Leo Emile Jean Pierre Vallet · Culver City, US
• David K. Lam · Daly City, US
• Giovanni S. Luis · Manhattan Beach, US
• Sebastian A. Araya · San Francisco, US
• Sofia Boutahar · Sunnyvale, US
• Daniel A. Palm · Rio Del Mar, US
• Sarah A. BERGQUIST · Sacramento, US
• Linghao Li · Cupertino, US
• Kirill NEGODA · San Jose, US
• Brian R. Frick · Gaithersburg, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 6, 2023
• Grant date: Sep 24, 2024
• Expiry date: Jan 6, 2043

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06T2210/62
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

In some embodiments, an electronic device present navigation routes from various perspectives. In some embodiments, an electronic device modifies display of representations of (e.g., physical) objects in the vicinity of a navigation route while presenting navigation directions. In some embodiments, an electronic device modifies display of portions of a navigation route that are occluded by representations of (e.g., physical) objects in a map. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents representations of (e.g., physical) objects in maps. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents representations of (e.g., physical) objects in maps in response to requests to search for (e.g., physical) objects.