Manipulation of maps as documents
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by one or more computing devices, a first selection of a first portion from a first geographical map, the first portion including at least one map object, the at least one map object being an object originally selected from the first geographical map;
receiving, by the one or more computing devices, a second selection indicating a second geographical map into which the first portion from the first map, including the at least one map object, is to be included;
determining, by the one or more computing devices, a geographic location and an orientation of the first portion from the first map;
identifying, by the one or more computing devices, a second portion of the second map that corresponds with the geographic location of the first portion from the first map; and
incorporating, by the one or more computing devices, the first portion from the first map into the second portion of the second map, wherein the incorporating occurs in an orientation that corresponds with the determined orientation of the first portion from the first map so that the at least one map object appears at a same orientation as in the first map.
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Abstract
In one aspect of the disclosure, a user may manipulate an electronic map so as to personalize the data contained therein. In personalizing the map, the user may alter the map as if it were a document. In particular, the user may alter the map'"'"'s content and appearance using various operations such as select, copy, cut, paste, insert, find, and replace.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by one or more computing devices, a first selection of a first portion from a first geographical map, the first portion including at least one map object, the at least one map object being an object originally selected from the first geographical map; receiving, by the one or more computing devices, a second selection indicating a second geographical map into which the first portion from the first map, including the at least one map object, is to be included; determining, by the one or more computing devices, a geographic location and an orientation of the first portion from the first map; identifying, by the one or more computing devices, a second portion of the second map that corresponds with the geographic location of the first portion from the first map; and incorporating, by the one or more computing devices, the first portion from the first map into the second portion of the second map, wherein the incorporating occurs in an orientation that corresponds with the determined orientation of the first portion from the first map so that the at least one map object appears at a same orientation as in the first map. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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receiving, by one or more computing devices, a selection of one or more selected objects, the one or more selected objects being map objects originally selected from a particular geographical map; receiving, by the one or more computing devices, a request for an identification of one or more map objects within a first geographical map; identifying, by the one or more computing devices, the one or more map objects within the first map; receiving, by the one or more computing devices, a request to replace the one or more map objects with the one or more selected objects; and replacing, by the one or more computing devices, the one or more map objects in the first map with the one or more selected objects based on the received request. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising one or more processors configured to:
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receive a first selection of a first portion from a first geographical map, the first portion including at least one map object, the at least one map object being an object originally selected from the first geographical map; receive a second selection indicating a second geographical map into which the first portion from the first map, including the at least one map object, is to be included; determine a geographic location and an orientation of the first portion from the first map; identify a second portion of the second map that corresponds with the geographic location of the first portion from the first map; and incorporate the first portion from the first map into the second portion of the second map, wherein the incorporating occurs in an orientation that corresponds with the determined orientation of the first portion from the first map so that the at least one map object appears at a same orientation as in the first map. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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