MAP INTERFACE WITH DIRECTIONAL NAVIGATION

• US 20080209332A1
• Filed: 02/22/2007
• Published: 08/28/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: IAC Search & Media Incorporated (IAC/InterActiveCorp)
• Original Assignee: IAC Search & Media Incorporated (IAC/InterActiveCorp)
• Inventors: Chevsky, Gary, Massie, Ryan, Reed, William E., Jouline, Anton V., Frishert, Michiel
• Application Number:
  US11/677,899
• Publication Number:
  US 20080209332A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/736
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3423 Multimodal routing, i.e. combining two or more modes of transportation, where the modes can be any of, e.g. driving, walking, cycling, public transport
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3635 Guidance using 3D or perspective road maps
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/367 Details, e.g. road map scale, orientation, zooming, illumination, level of detail, scrolling of road map or positioning of current position marker

Abstract

A map user interlace is described, including a first view transmitted from a server computer system to the client computer system, the first view including a first area of a map and a plurality of directional indicators, each directional indicator being selectable by a user of the client computer system, selection of a respective one of the directional indicators bringing a second area of the map into view, the second area depending on the respective directional indicator selected by the user.

Claims

1. A user interface, comprising:

a first view transmitted from a server computer system to the client computer system, the first view including a first area of a map and a plurality of directional indicators, each directional indicator being selectable by a user of the client computer system, selection of a respective one of the directional indicators bringing a second area of the map into view, the second area depending on the respective directional indicator selected by the user.

2. The user interface of claim 1, further comprising a second view transmitted from the server computer system to the client computer system, the second view including the second area of the map.

3. The user interface of claim 2, wherein the directional indicators represent north, south, east and west respectively and the second area of the map is to the north, south, east or west depending respectively on the respective directional indicator that is selected.

4. The user interface of claim 2, wherein the first and second views show overlapping areas of the map.

5. The user interface of claim 4, wherein the first view includes a location marker at a select location, the location marker moving with the overlapping area from the first view to the second view and the location marker being movable independently from the overlapping part.

6. The user interface of claim 1, further comprising:

an aerial selector, selection of the aerial selector adding an aerial photograph with the map over the aerial photograph.

7. A method of interfacing with a client computer system, comprising;

transmitting a first view from a server computer system to the client computer system, the first view including a first area of a map and a plurality of directional indicators, each directional indicator being selectable by a user of the client computer system, selection of a respective one of the directional indicators bringing a second area of the map into view, the second area depending on the respective directional indicator selected by the user.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising;

receiving a map directional command from the client computer system at the server computer system upon selection of the respective directional indicator; and

in response to the map directional command, transmitting a second view from the server computer system to the client computer system, the second view including the second area of the map.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the directional indicators represent north, south, east, and west respectively, and the second area of the map is to the north, south, east or west depending respectively on the respective directional indicator that is selected.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the first and second views show overlapping areas of the map.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the first view includes a location marker at a select location, the location marker moving with the overlapping area from the first view to the second view and the location marker being movable independently from the overlapping part.

12. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

receiving an aerial view command from the client computer system at the server computer system; and

in response to the aerial view command, displaying an aerial photograph below the map.

13. A computer-readable medium, having stored thereon a set of instructions which, when executed by a processor of a computer, performs the method comprising:

transmitting a first view from a server computer system to the client computer system, the first view including a first area of a map and a plurality of directional indicators, each directional indicator being selectable by a user of the client computer system, selection of a respective one of the directional indicators bringing a second area of the map into view, the second area depending on the respective directional indicator selected by the user.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 13, the method further comprising;

receiving a map directional command from the client computer system at the server computer system upon selection of the respective directional indicator; and

in response to the map directional command, transmitting a second view from the server computer system to the client computer system, the second view including the second area of the map.

15. The computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the directional indicators represent north, south, east and west respectively and the second area of the map is to the north, south, east or west depending respectively on the respective directional indicator that is selected.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the first and second views show overlapping areas of the map.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the first view includes a location marker at a select location, the location marker moving with the overlapping area from the first view to the second view and the location marker being movable independently from the overlapping part.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 13, further comprising:

receiving an aerial view command from the client computer system at the server computer system; and

in response to the aerial view command, displaying an aerial photograph below the map.