USER INTERFACE, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING SPECIAL LOCATIONS ON A MAP

• US 20100058212A1
• Filed: 08/28/2008
• Published: 03/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Belitz, Sanna Maarit, Suutarinen, Jorma Tapio, Hirvonen, Ari Pekka
• Granted Patent: US 8,595,638 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/766
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3682 output of POI information on a road map G01C21/3614, G01C21/3685 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 29/106 using electronic means

Abstract

A user interface comprising a controller configured to display a map and to display at least one marked location on said map. The location is associated with at least one graphical object. The controller is further configured to determine whether a first graphical object will overlap a second graphical object when rendered and if so said controller is configured to create a third graphical object being associated with said first and second graphical objects and render said third graphical object.

Claims

1. A user interface comprising a controller configured to display a map and to display at least one marked location on said map, said location being associated with at least one graphical object wherein said controller is further configured to determine whether a first graphical object will overlap a second graphical object when rendered and if so said controller is configured to create a third graphical object being associated with said first and second graphical objects and render said third graphical object.

2. A user interface according to claim 1 wherein a graphical object has a visual representation being displayed when rendered, said visual representation being an image.

3. A user interface according to claim 2 wherein said image is a minimization (thumbnail) of a photograph Gives user an indication of content

4. A user interface according to claim 1 wherein said third graphical object'"'"'s visual representation is a visual representation of a graphical object being associated with said third graphical object.

5. A user interface according to claim 2 wherein said controller is further configured to receive a selection command for a third graphical object and to display said visual representations of a first and a second graphical objects being associated with said third graphical object in response thereto.

6. A user interface according to claim 5 wherein said controller is configured to display said visual representations of said associated graphical objects in a window and wherein said controller is further configured to display one of said visual representations of said associated graphical objects in a first size and the other of said visual representations of said associated graphical objects in a second size wherein said first size is larger than said second size.

7. A user interface according to claim 2 wherein said visual representation of a graphical object contains a number indicating the number of associated graphical objects.

8. A user interface according to claim 1 wherein said association between a graphical object and a location exist in a correlation of geographical coordinates.

9. A user interface according to claim 1 wherein said controller is configured to determine whether a graphical object overlaps another graphical object by determining if said graphical objects, visual representations would overlap when rendered.

10. A device incorporating and implementing a user interface according to claim 1.

11. Method for displaying a map and special locations and associated graphical objects on a display comprising

determining whether a first graphical object will overlap a second graphical object when both are rendered and if so

create a third graphical object associated with both first and second graphical object and

rendering said third graphical object.

12. A method according to claim 11 further comprising receiving a selection command for a third graphical object and displaying said visual representations of a first and a second graphical objects being associated with said third graphical object in response thereto.

13. A method according to claim 11 further comprising determining whether a graphical object overlaps another graphical object by determining if visual representations of said graphical objects would overlap when rendered.

14. A device incorporating and implementing a method according to claim 11.

15. A computer readable medium including at least computer program code for controlling a user interface comprising a display, said computer readable medium comprising:

software code for displaying a map and for displaying at least one marked location on said map, said location being associated with at least one graphical object,

software code for determining whether a first graphical object will overlap a second graphical object when rendered and if so said creating a third graphical object being associated with said first and second graphical objects and for rendering said third graphical object.

16. A computer readable medium as in claim 15 further comprising software code for receiving a selection command for a third graphical object and for displaying visual representations of a first and a second graphical objects being associated with said third graphical object in response thereto.

17. A computer readable medium as in claim 15 further comprising software code for displaying said visual representations of said associated graphical objects in a window and comprising software code for displaying one of said visual representations of said associated graphical objects in a first size and the other of said visual representations of said associated graphical objects in a second size wherein said first size is larger than said second size.

18. A computer readable medium as in claim 15 further comprising software code for determining whether a graphical object overlaps another graphical object by determining if visual representations of said graphical objects would overlap when rendered.

19. A device incorporating and implementing a computer readable medium according to claim 15.

20. A user interface comprising means for displaying a map and for displaying at least one marked location on said map, said location being associated with at least one graphical object wherein said user interface further comprises means for determining whether a first graphical object will overlap a second graphical object when rendered and if so said user interface further comprises means for creating a third graphical object being associated with said first and second graphical objects and means for rendering said third graphical object.