APPROPRIATELY SCALED MAP DISPLAY WITH SUPERPOSED INFORMATION
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1. An apparatus configured to determine an appropriate map display, said apparatus comprising:
- a location determining part configured to obtain for each specific one of a plurality of pictures, location information corresponding to a geographical location associated with the specific picture;
an extent determining part configured to determine an extent of the locations of the specific pictures, based on the location information of the specific pictures; and
a scale determining part configured to determine a scaling factor based on the extent of the locations determined by the extent determining part, and cause a map image to be scaled according to the scaling factor.
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Abstract
Methods, apparatuses and systems are provided for determining an appropriate scaling of a map display or providing an appropriately scaled map display.
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1. An apparatus configured to determine an appropriate map display, said apparatus comprising:
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a location determining part configured to obtain for each specific one of a plurality of pictures, location information corresponding to a geographical location associated with the specific picture; an extent determining part configured to determine an extent of the locations of the specific pictures, based on the location information of the specific pictures; and a scale determining part configured to determine a scaling factor based on the extent of the locations determined by the extent determining part, and cause a map image to be scaled according to the scaling factor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for providing an appropriate map display, said system comprising:
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a picture storage device configured to store a plurality of pictures and for each specific picture, location information corresponding to a geographical location associated with the specific picture; a picture selection part configured for selection of specified ones of the plurality of pictures; a map database configured to store data for a map; a map retrieval part configured to determine an extent based on the location information of the selected pictures, and retrieve map data from the map database, the retrieved map data corresponding to the extent determined based on the location information of the selected pictures; and a map display device configured to display a map image based on the retrieved map data and scaled according to a scaling factor determined based on the extent, and overlay thumbnails associated with respective points on the map image to indicate the locations corresponding to the selected pictures. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for providing an appropriate map display, comprising:
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(a) obtaining for each of a plurality of selected pictures, location information indicating a corresponding geographical location associated with the selected picture; (b) determining an extent of the locations of the selected pictures, based on the location information of the selected pictures; (c) determining a scaling factor based on the extent of the locations determined in (b); and (d) displaying a map image with indications of the locations associated with the selected pictures, and utilizing the scaling factor determined in (c) to scale the displayed map. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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