Unobstructed map navigation using animation
US9459115B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 28, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 4, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 3, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G1/096861
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The subject technology provides a mapping view that enables a user to view, from their current location, a portion of a route to a destination including a graphical element corresponding to the current location and a second graphical element in the form of an arrow-shaped object to indicate a direction of a turn to be made on the route. As progress on route is made, when the current location of the user is within a distance threshold of the location of the turn to be made, the subject technology may animate the second graphical element to move in the direction of the turn along the route to another location where a subsequent turn is to be made. The second graphical element may remain stationary at this other location to indicate a direction of the subsequent turn until the user's current location reaches the distance threshold for this subsequent turn.
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