Presenting a travel route in a ground-based vehicle
AssigneeMapQuest, Inc.
InventorDavid W. Nesbitt
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Abstract
Techniques are provided for displaying a map for a route in a ground-based vehicle. The map includes a variable road network map showing finer detail for geographic features near the route and less detail for geographic features farther from the route. The map is displayed based on the travel direction of the ground-based vehicle.
Claims17
A computer-implemented method for displaying a route, the method comprising:
- displaying a map for a route in a ground-based vehicle, the map including a variable road network map showing finer detail for geographic features near the route and less detail for geographic features farther from the route;
- receiving a location of the ground-based vehicle from a global positioning system;
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- displaying an indication of the location of the ground-based vehicle on the displayed map.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having embodied thereon a computer program configured to display a route, the medium comprising one or more code segments configured to:
- display a map for a route in a ground-based vehicle, the map including a variable road network map showing finer detail for geographic features near the route and less detail for geographic features farther from the route;
- receive a location of the ground-based vehicle from a global positioning system;
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- display an indication of the location of the ground-based vehicle on the displayed map.
A system for displaying a route, the system a processor connected to a storage device and one or more input/output devices, wherein the processor is configured to:
- display a map for a route in a ground-based vehicle, the map including a variable road network map showing finer detail for geographic features near the route and less detail for geographic features farther from the route;
- receive a location of the ground-based vehicle from a global positioning system;
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- display an indication of the location of the ground-based vehicle on the displayed map.
A system for displaying a route, the system comprising:
- a means for displaying a map for a route in a ground-based vehicle, the map including a variable road network map showing finer detail for geographic features near the route and less detail for geographic features farther from the route;
- a means for receiving a location of the ground-based vehicle from a global positioning system;
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- a means for displaying an indication of the location of the ground-based vehicle on the displayed map.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.