System and method of wireless downloads of map and geographic based data to portable computing devices
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1. A system for identifying a portion of a map on a display, the system comprising:
- means for associating each of a plurality of regions of the map with a different color;
means for displaying each of the regions on the display in the associated color;
means for receiving a user selection of a pixel of the display;
means for determining the color of the pixel; and
means for identifying a selected region of the map by identifying the color of the pixel as having the color associated with the selected region.
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Abstract
A system and method of managing map data on electronic devices such as portable electronic devices which includes a system and method of preloading map data, managing map data storage, sharing point of interest or pushpin data with other electronic devices, and displaying map data is disclosed.
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1. A system for identifying a portion of a map on a display, the system comprising:
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means for associating each of a plurality of regions of the map with a different color;
means for displaying each of the regions on the display in the associated color;
means for receiving a user selection of a pixel of the display;
means for determining the color of the pixel; and
means for identifying a selected region of the map by identifying the color of the pixel as having the color associated with the selected region. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A method of preloading map data, the method comprising:
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storing map data on an electronic device;
determining the location of the electronic device;
predicting a direction of travel of the electronic device;
identifying map data along the direction of travel that is absent from the stored map data;
receiving the identified map data along the predicted direction of travel; and
storing the identified map data. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for preloading map data, the system comprising:
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a storage configured to store map data on an electronic device;
a device configured to determine the location of the electronic device;
a transceiver configured to receive map data; and
a processor configured to;
identify a route of travel of the electronic device;
identify map data along the route of travel that is absent from the stored map data; and
download the identified map data along the route of travel via the transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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