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METHOD OF LABELLING A HIGHLY CURVED PATH ON A MAP RENDERED ON A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE

  • US 20070229513A1
  • Filed: 03/14/2007
  • Published: 10/04/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of displaying a map on a wireless communications device, the method comprising steps of:

  • obtaining map data for rendering the map to be displayed on the wireless communications device, the map data including label data for rendering a label for identifying a map feature on the map;

    determining whether a curvature of a map element associated with the map feature exceeds a predetermined threshold; and

    rendering the label on the map in a new map location that avoids the map location where the curvature exceeds the predetermined threshold.

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