Digital maps displaying search-resulting points-of-interest in user delimited regions
US8510045B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 26, 2010 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 21, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/9537
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method, system and apparatus for displaying points-of-interest (“POIs”) on a digital map are disclosed. One such method includes: presenting a digital map on a graphical display of an electronic device, wherein the digital map comprises map tiles and corresponds to a geographic region; receiving free-hand user input selecting a portion of the digital map; delimiting the portion of the digital map selected by the user; determining one or more of the POIs whose geographic coordinates are within the portion of the digital map selected by the user; and displaying a graphic for each of the determined POIs, wherein the displayed graphic is displayed on the digital map at the geographic coordinates of each of the determined one or more POIs.
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