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Map information system capable of displaying layout information

US5448696A · kind A · utility

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17Claims
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Filing dateDec 27, 1993
Grant dateSep 5, 1995
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Expiry dateDec 27, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T17/05
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for displaying information and system includes the steps of displacing map data on the screen of a display unit, displaying layout data representing one or more segments of a certain floor in each of the one or more structure elements of the map data displayed on a first designated portion, on a second designated portion of the screen in response to a layout display instruction, and displaying attribute data corresponding to each of the one or more segments of the floor.

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