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System and method for indicating user location and facing direction on digital map

A digital map, user's technology, applied in the direction of maps/plans/charts, measuring devices, educational appliances, etc., can solve problems such as imbalance, visual confusion, etc.

Active Publication Date: 2015-12-16
GOOGLE LLC
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However, in many cases, the user's position and facing direction is presented as a visual indication (e.g., a chevron), which creates an imbalance and leads to visual clutter

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[0016] refer to figure 1 , system 100 includes a computing device 102 coupled to a map server 104 and a location server 106 via a communication network 108 . Computing device 102 may be, for example, a smartphone, tablet computer, laptop computer, in-vehicle navigation device, or the like. Network 108 may generally include wired and / or wireless communication links, and may include, for example, a Wide Area Network (WAN) such as the Internet, a Local Area Network (LAN), a cellular telephone network, or any other suitable type of network.

[0017] exist figure 1 In the illustrated embodiment, the computing device 102 includes a processor 120 , a computer readable memory 122 , and a user interface 124 including a touch interface 126 . In various implementations, the touch interface 126 may include: a touch pad over which the user moves his finger while viewing a separately provided screen; a touch screen on which the user places his finger directly on an object to be manipulate...

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A system and method may indicate a user location and compass direction on a digital map. Map data may be requested from a remote mapping system server by using a client computing device. The request may include a geographic area. The map data may be received from the remote mapping system at the client computing device in response to the request. The client computing device may then determine a user location and a user compass direction at the client computing device and render both the user location and the user compass direction within a digital map of the geographic area at the client computing device.

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field of invention [0001] The present disclosure relates to digital maps, and more particularly to providing an indication of a user's location and facing direction as part of a digital map on a computing device. Background of the invention [0002] The background art provided herein is for the purpose of generally presenting the context of the disclosure. There is neither express nor implied admission that this disclosure is prior art in respect of the work of the presently named inventors (described in this Background section) and aspects of the description that were not prior art at the time of filing. [0003] Today, a wide variety of computing devices, including many portable devices, support software applications ("mapping applications") that display digital maps. For example, mapping applications may run on laptop and tablet computers, mobile phones, car navigation systems, handheld Global Positioning System (GPS) units, and the like. [0004] Typically, mapping app...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G01C21/36G09B29/00G09B29/10G01C17/02
CPCG01C17/02G01C21/367G09B29/007G09B29/106G01C21/3896
Inventor 戴维·罗伯特·戈登周百谅
Owner GOOGLE LLC