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Interactive digital map on a portable device

  • US 10,359,294 B2
  • Filed: 06/27/2013
  • Issued: 07/23/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method in a portable device for efficiently managing screen real estate in software application that displays interactive digital maps, the method comprising:

  • displaying a digital map of a geographic area in a map sheet;

    displaying a plurality of individually selectable location indicators at different respective locations over the digital map in the map sheet; and

    in response to a user gesture selecting one of the plurality of location indicators on the map sheet, generating an informational sheet related to the selected location indicator, including;

    determining a current state of the digital map, wherein the current state is selected from a set including a default state, a search state, and a directions state, andautomatically selecting a size and content of the informational sheet according to the current state of the digital map.

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