# US 12,008,733 B2 · Method for rendering user interface and computing device therefor > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,008,733 B2 - Document ID: US12008733B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/741,875 - Filed: 2022-05-11 - Published: 2023-11-16 - Granted: 2024-06-11 - Earliest claimed: 2022-05-11 - Assignees: Supercell Oy - Applicants: Supercell Oy - Inventors: Markus Pasula; Jaakko Iisalo - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12008733B2 ## CPC - G01C 21/367: {Details, e.g. road map scale, orientation, zooming, illumination, level of detail, scrolling of road map or positioning of current position marker} - G06T 3/60: Rotation of whole images or parts thereof - A63F 13/52: involving aspects of the displayed game scene - A63F 13/5378: for displaying an additional top view, e.g. radar screens or maps - G06T 3/20: Linear translation of whole images or parts thereof, e.g. panning - G06T 2200/24: involving graphical user interfaces [GUIs] - G01C: MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY (measuring liquid level G01F; radio navigation, determining distance or velocity by use of propagation effects, e.g. Doppler effects, propagation time, of radio waves, analogous arrangements using other waves G01S) - G06T: IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL - A63F: CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract A method for rendering a user interface, the method including providing a digital map, the digital map comprising a first area surrounding at least partly a target area, defining a point of rotation on digital map, providing locator co-ordinates in respect to digital map, rendering, on user interface, provided locator co-ordinates within first area of digital map and rotating, about point of rotation, digital map to align target area in a predetermined direction (r) with respect to user interface. Disclosed also is a computing device for rendering a user interface on a display thereof. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for rendering a user interface, the method comprising: providing a digital map, the digital map comprising a first area surrounding at least partly a target area; defining a point of rotation on the digital map; providing locator co-ordinates in respect to the digital map; rendering, on the user interface, the provided locator co-ordinates within the first area of the digital map; and rotating, about the point of rotation, the digital map to align the target area in a predetermined direction (r) with respect to the user interface, wherein a speed of the rotation is inversely proportional to a distance of a locator object from the point of rotation. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, further comprising: rendering the locator object in the user interface at the locator co-ordinates, wherein the locator object is rendered at a centre with respect to the user interface; controlling the locator object to move in the predetermined direction (r) with respect to the user interface; and generating an illusion of movement of the locator object on the user interface by re-rendering at least one portion of the digital map based on the predetermined direction with respect to the user interface. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the point of rotation is located within the target area such that the target area has a predetermined radius from the point of rotation. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the rotation of the digital map is: clock wise in respect to the point of rotation, if the movement of the locater object within the first area is indicated towards a right direction in respect to the predetermined direction (r); counter clock wise in respect to the point of rotation, if the movement of the locater object within the first area is indicated towards a left direction in respect to the predetermined direction; or disabled when the locator object is within the target area. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the digital map is scrolled in a direction of movement of the locator object when the locator object is within the target area. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein a speed of the rotation along the point of rotation is a function of a distance of the locator object from the point of rotation and a function of a speed of the movement of the locator object. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the user interface is implemented as a navigation map-type user interface, a game map-type user interface. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the user interface comprises a mini digital map providing a high-level view of the digital map. ### Claim 9 A computing device for rendering a user interface, the computing device comprising: a display for rendering the user interface; and a processor configured to: provide a digital map, the digital map comprising a first area surrounding at least partly a target area; define a point of rotation on the digital map; provide locator co-ordinates in respect to the digital map; render, on the user interface, the provided locator co-ordinates within the first area of the digital map; and rotate, about the point of rotation, the digital map to align the target area in a predetermined direction (r) with respect to the user interface, wherein a speed of the rotation is inversely proportional to a distance of a locator object from the point of rotation. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The computing device according to claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to: render the locator object in the user interface at the locator co-ordinates, wherein the locator object is rendered at a centre with respect to the user interface; control the locator object to move in the predetermined direction (r) with respect to the user interface; and generate an illusion of movement of the locator object on the user interface by re-rendering at least one portion of the digital map based on the predetermined direction (r) with respect to the user interface. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The computing device according to claim 9, wherein the user interface is implemented as a navigation map-type user interface, a game map-type user interface. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The computing device according to claim 9, wherein the user interface comprises a mini digital map providing a high-level view of the digital map. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The computing device according to claim 9, wherein the computing device is a navigator. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) A computer program product for rendering a user interface, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory machine-readable data storage medium having stored thereon program instructions that, when accessed by a processor, cause the processor to carry out the method of claim 1.