User interface methods and apparatus for controlling the visual display of maps having selectable map elements in mobile communication devices
US8397171B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 7, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/75
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for use in controlling user interface operation of a communication device when visually displaying a map involves the steps of causing a viewable map region of the map to be visually displayed in a display, the viewable map region having a plurality of selectable map elements; maintaining a list of element identifiers which includes element identifiers corresponding to the selectable map elements in the viewable map region, each element identifier being associated with a pair of x, y coordinates for visual display; controlling end user selection of the selectable map elements via a positioning mechanism in left and right directions in accordance with a numeric order of the x-coordinates; and controlling end user selection of the selectable map elements via the positioning mechanism in up and down directions in accordance with a numeric order of the y-coordinates.
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