USER INTERFACE AND METHOD FOR MAKING ADDITIONS TO A MAP

• US 20090132927A1
• Filed: 11/16/2007
• Published: 05/21/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/16/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: IAC Search & Media Incorporated (IAC/InterActiveCorp)
• Original Assignee: IAC Search & Media Incorporated (IAC/InterActiveCorp)
• Inventors: Massie, William Ryan, Reed, William Edward JR., Leeds, Doug, Yang, Yue Rona
• Application Number:
  US11/941,771
• Publication Number:
  US 20090132927A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/733
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases

Abstract

A user interface is provided, including an input to transmit a request from a client computer system to a server computer system, a view transmitted in response to the request form the server computer system to the client computer system and displayed at the client computer system, wherein the view may include a map and the view may be configured to enable the making of an addition to the map.

Claims

1. A user interface, comprising:

an input to transmit a request from a client computer system to a server computer system; and

a view transmitted in response to the request form the server computer system to the client computer system and displayed at the client computer system, wherein the view includes a map and the view is configured to enable the making of an addition to the map.

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

means for transmitting an addition command, the addition to the map being made in response to the addition command.

3. The user interface of claim 2, wherein the addition command is received at a processor of the client computer system and not transmitted to the server computer system.

4. The user interface of claim 1, wherein the addition includes a line.

5. The user interface of claim 4, wherein the line is formed into a circle.

6. The user interface of claim 4, wherein the line is straight.

7. The user interface of claim 6, wherein the line forms part of a polygon.

8. The user interface of claim 6, wherein the line forms part of a rectangle.

9. The user interface of claim 4, wherein the line follows a curved undulating path that changes direction at least two times.

10. The user interface of claim 4, wherein the addition is text.

11. The user interface of claim 4, wherein the addition is a location marker.

12. The user interface of claim 1, wherein the view includes a plurality of addition selectors, selection of a respective addition selector causing the map to be marked with a different type of addition.

13. The user interface of claim 12, wherein the different types of additions include at least two of a straight line, a circle, a curved undulating line that changes direction at least two times, a rectangle, a polygon, text, and a location marker.

14. The user interface of claim 12, wherein a shape of a cursor used to make the addition changes shape, the shape of the cursor being different depending on the addition selector that is selected.

15. The user interface of claim 1, wherein the view includes a selector that is selectable to remove the addition.

16. The user interface of claim 15, further comprising:

means for transmitting receiving a removal command, the addition to the map being removed in response to the removal command.

17. The user interface of claim 16, wherein the removal command is received at a processor of the client computer system and not transmitted to the server computer system.

18. The user interface of claim 1, wherein a color of the addition is selectable.

19. The user interface of claim 1, wherein the request is a search request, further comprising the view including a search result.

20. The user interface of claim 2, wherein the search result includes information relating to a geographic location.

21. The user interface of claim 3, wherein the view is a second view, further comprising:

a first view transmitted from the server computer system to the client computer system, the first view including a search box for entering the search request at the client computer system.

22. The user interface of claim 20, wherein the information relating to the geographic location includes an address.

23. The user interface of claim 20, wherein the geographic location is shown on the map.

24. A method of interfacing with a client computer system, comprising:

receiving a request from a client computer system at a server computer system; and

in response to the request, transmitting a view from the server computer system to the client computer system for display at the client computer system, wherein the view includes a map and the view is configured to enable the making of an addition to the map.

25. The method of claim 24, further comprising:

receiving an addition command; and

in response to the addition command, making the addition to the map.