Technique for determining location data from a database
AssigneeElektrobit Automotive GmbH
InventorSilvio Iaccarino
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Abstract
A technique for determining location data from a database is presented. A method implementation of that technique comprises receiving a first user input defining an extension of a search corridor relative to a map visualized on a display unit. The search corridor extends from a first map area to a second map area spaced apart from the first map area. In response to a second user input defining one or more characters, location data are determined of at least one location associated with the one or more characters and lying within the search corridor. The technique may be used for searching for an intermediate or target location in connection with calculating a route.
Claims16
A method of determining location data from a database, the method comprising:
- displaying a map on a display unit;
- receiving a first user input in form of a movement of a stylus, a user's finger, or a cursor from a first map area to a second map area spaced apart from the first map area, the movement being a line-shaped trace having a longitudinal extension;
- defining an extension of a search corridor relative to the displayed map based on the longitudinal extension of the line-shaped trace and by adjusting a corridor width perpendicular to the longitudinal extension based on a velocity of the movement or a pressure on the display unit accompanying the movement;
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- determining, in response to a second user input defining one or more characters, location data of at least one location associated with the one or more characters and lying within the search corridor, wherein the determined location data is displayed.
A device for determining location data from a database, the device comprising:
- a display unit configured to display a map;
- an interface configured to receive a first user input in form of a movement of a stylus, a user's finger, or a cursor from a first map area to a second map area spaced apart from the first map area, the movement being a line-shaped trace having a longitudinal extension;
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- a processor with access to the database, wherein the processor is configured to:
- define an extension of a search corridor relative to the displayed map based on the longitudinal extension of the line-shaped trace and by adjusting a corridor width perpendicular to the longitudinal extension based on a velocity of the movement or a pressure on the display unit accompanying the movement;
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- determine, in response to a second user input defining one or more characters, location data of at least one location associated with the one or more characters and lying within the search corridor, wherein the determined location data is displayed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.