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US 2006/0136125 A1Published application
Digital map display
OwnerBeng Chuainventor
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Abstract
A digital map display having a zooming method and a zooming device is disclosed. By determining the number of entities such as buildings at the position, a desirable zoom scale for the display of a digital map for that location is set using a predetermined ration of total entities. This means that when traveling the user does not have control the digital map display to have an understanding of the current surroundings, and the required direction of travel.
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A digital map display method including the steps:
- (a) determining a position of a display device for the digital map;
- (b) displaying the digital map at a first scale;
- (c) determining a number of objects of a required category that occupy a predetermined area of the digital map as displayed;
- (d) comparing the number with at least one set number of objects;
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- (e) if the number is different to the set number, changing the first scale to a second scale.
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A digital map display method including the steps:
- (a) determining a position of a display device for the digital map;
- (b) displaying the digital map at a first scale on a first part of a display screen of the display device;
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- (c) on a second part of the display screen of the display device displaying at a smaller scale that part of the digital map surrounding the position,
- wherein the first part of a display screen is of the exact location within a relatively small geographical area that forms the area immediately around the position in the map of the second part of the display screen.
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