US 2017/0148135 A1Published application

Interactive electronically presented map

AssigneeActivemap LLC

InventorsMichael Abramson, Erika Jakubassa, Michael Grisham, Geoff Atkin

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Abstract

The present invention provides computerized systems and methods for providing electronically presented interactive area representation, such as a map, and information associated therewith. A user can select text, imagery, or other information presented on the map and associated with one or more items or locations, causing presentation of information relating to the associated one or more items or locations, such as appropriate contact information or a hyperlink to an appropriate Web site. Additionally or alternatively, a user can input or select, based on a query or otherwise, information relating to one or more items or locations associated with text, imagery, or other information presented on the map, causing presentation of an indication of one or more locations of the associated text, imagery, or other information on the map. A magnifier feature allowing internal navigation within the map can be provided. Additionally, animated images can appear to move over the map.

Claims21

Dependent claims

A computer readable medium or media including computer code that causes at least one computer to perform a method of providing an interactive area representation on a display device, the method comprising simultaneously displaying on the display device:

the area representation;
a highlighted portion of the area representation indicating a first portion of the area representation that can be positioned on the area representation by a pointing device;
outside of the area representation a magnified representation of the first portion of the area representation represented by the highlighted portion;
information relating to one or more items associated with the area representation on the area representation, on the magnified representation, or both;
and
outside of the area representation and the magnified representation additional information relating to the one or more items;
the method further comprising:
in response to user input to the at least one computer with the pointing device to select displayed additional information, positioning the highlighted portion on the area representation to indicate a second portion of the area representation corresponding to a location on the area representation related to the selected additional information and displaying a magnified representation of the second area representation portion represented by the positioned highlighted portion;
the method further comprising:
in response to further user input to the at least one computer with the pointing device, positioning the highlighted portion on the area representation to indicate a third portion of the area representation, displaying a magnified representation of the third area representation portion indicated by the positioned highlighted portion and displaying as part of the additional information item information relating to the third area representation portion.

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A method of providing an interactive area representation on a display device with at least one computer, the method comprising simultaneously displaying on the display device:

the area representation;
a highlighted portion of the area representation indicating a first portion of the area representation that can be positioned on the area representation by a pointing device;
outside of the area representation a magnified representation of the first portion of the area representation represented by the highlighted portion;
information relating to one more items associated with the area representation on the area representation, on the magnified representation or both;
and
outside of the area representation and the magnified representation additional information relating to the one or more items;
the method further comprising:
in response to user input to the at least one computer with the pointing device to select displayed additional information, positioning the highlighted portion on the area representation to indicate a second portion of the area representation corresponding to a location on the area representation related to the selected additional information and displaying a magnified representation of the second area representation portion represented by the positioned highlighted portion;
the method further comprising:
in response to further user input to the at least one computer with the pointing device, positioning the highlighted portion on the area representation to indicate a third portion of the area representation, displaying a magnified representation of the third area representation portion indicated by the highlighted portion and displaying as part of the additional information item information relating to the third area representation portion.

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A system for providing an interactive area representation on a display device, the system comprising:

at least one computer;
a display device;
a computer input device for providing user input to the computer;
the computer being programmed to provide on the display device a display that simultaneously comprises:
an area representation;
a highlighted portion of the area representation indicating a first portion of the area representation that can be positioned on the area representation by a pointing device;
outside of the area representation, a magnified representation of the first portion of the area representation represented by the highlighted portion;
information relating to one or more items associated with the area representation on the area representation, the magnified representation or both;
and
outside of the area representation and the magnified representation additional information relating to the one or more items;
wherein
in response to user input to the at least one computer with the pointing device to select displayed additional information, the at least one computer in configured to position the highlighted portion on the area representation to indicate a second portion of the area representation corresponding to a location on the area representation related to the selected additional information and display a magnified representation of the second area representation portion represented by the positioned highlighted portion, and wherein
in response to further user input to the at least one computer with the pointing device, the at least one computer positioning the highlighted portion on the area representation to indicate a third portion of the area representation, displaying a magnified representation of the third area representation portion indicated by the highlighted portion and displaying as part of the additional information item information relating to the third area representation portion.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/390,776Filed 27 Dec 2016
Priority: 30 Apr 2001
Published: 25 May 2017
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification25 codes

G01C 21/367
Display of a road map: details, e.g. road map scale, orientation, zooming, illumination, level of detail, scrolling of road map or positioning of…
G01C 21/3673
Display of a road map: labelling using text of road map data items, e.g. road names, POI names
G01C 21/3682
Retrieval, searching and output of POI information, e.g. hotels, restaurants, shops, filling stations, parking facilities: output of POI…
G06F 3/0481
Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]: based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a…

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Application60/287,339Us provisional application · filed 30 Apr 2001
Application10/136,845Continuation · filed 30 Apr 2002
Application11/199,843Continuation · filed 8 Aug 2005
Application12/474,850Continuation · filed 29 May 2009
Application13/040,910Continuation · filed 4 Mar 2011
Application13/965,450Continuation · filed 13 Aug 2013
Application15/390,776Continuation
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