Map display for a navigation system
US7177761B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 27, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 22, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01C21/3635
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for displaying map information on a computing device. Data are stored for rendering a simulation of travel along one or more road segments prior to embarking on travel along the road segments. The simulation is comprised of a sequence of views of the road network along each road segment from vantage points above or along the road network. Each road segment may be part of a calculated route and the simulation may include views for all the road segments contained in the calculated route. While the computing device is being conveyed along each road segment, the data stored for the simulation is used to show a view of the road network that includes the current position of the computing device on a display of the computing device.
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