ENABLING A USER TO CHOOSE A REPRESENTATIVE LANDMARK TO DISPLAY AT A PARTICULAR ZOOM LEVEL ON A DIGITAL MAP
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1. A program product for enabling a user to select a representative landmark to display at a particular zoom level on a digital map comprising:
- a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising;
computer readable code configured to determine whether the user zooms out of a first view of the digital map;
computer readable code configured to display a second view of the digital map in response to determining that the user zooms out of the first view of the digital map, the second view of the digital map being of a lower resolution than the first view of the digital map, wherein the computer readable code configured to display the second view of the digital map includes computer readable code to;
determine whether at least one geographical area of the digital map includes at least two landmarks therein;
determine, in response to determining that the at least one geographical area of the digital map includes the at least two landmarks, whether the at least two landmarks are to be displayed in the second view of the digital map in close proximity to each other wherein an identification of each one of the at least two landmarks cannot be indicated in the second view of the digital map;
prompt the user to select one of the at least two landmarks to represent the at least two landmarks; and
identify the at least two landmarks on the second view of the digital map using the landmark selected by the user.
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Abstract
A user is enabled to choose a particular landmark to display on a particular view of a digital map instead of a landmark chosen by a digital map designer. This particular landmark may then represent all landmarks that are in close proximity to each other within a geographical area on the digital map when only one of the landmarks can be displayed on that particular view of the digital map.
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1. A program product for enabling a user to select a representative landmark to display at a particular zoom level on a digital map comprising:
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a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising; computer readable code configured to determine whether the user zooms out of a first view of the digital map; computer readable code configured to display a second view of the digital map in response to determining that the user zooms out of the first view of the digital map, the second view of the digital map being of a lower resolution than the first view of the digital map, wherein the computer readable code configured to display the second view of the digital map includes computer readable code to; determine whether at least one geographical area of the digital map includes at least two landmarks therein; determine, in response to determining that the at least one geographical area of the digital map includes the at least two landmarks, whether the at least two landmarks are to be displayed in the second view of the digital map in close proximity to each other wherein an identification of each one of the at least two landmarks cannot be indicated in the second view of the digital map; prompt the user to select one of the at least two landmarks to represent the at least two landmarks; and identify the at least two landmarks on the second view of the digital map using the landmark selected by the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A program product for enabling a user to select a representative landmark to display on a digital map comprising:
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a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising; computer readable code configured to determine whether the user selects a geographical area; computer readable code configured to determine, in response to determining that the user selects the geographical area, whether the selected geographical area includes at least two landmarks therein; computer readable code configured to prompt the user to select one of the at least two landmarks to represent the at least two landmarks, in response to determining that the selected geographical area includes the at least two landmarks; and computer readable code configured to represent the at least two landmarks on the digital map using the landmark selected by the user. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method in a computer system for enabling a user to select a representative landmark to display on a digital map comprising:
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determining whether the user selects a geographical area; determining, in response to determining that the user selects the geographical area, whether the selected geographical area includes at least two landmarks therein; prompting the user to select one of the at least two landmarks to represent the at least two landmarks, in response to determining that the selected geographical area includes the at least two landmarks; and representing the at least two landmarks on the digital map using the landmark selected by the user. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer system comprising:
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at least one storage system for storing a digital map program; and at least one processor for processing the digital map program, the system being configured with the program and the processor to display a digital map, to determine whether a user selects a geographical area on the displayed digital map, to determine, in response to determining that the user selects the geographical area, whether the selected geographical area includes at least two landmarks therein, to prompt the user to select one of the at least two landmarks to represent the at least two landmarks, in response to determining that the selected geographical area includes the at least two landmarks, and to represent the at least two landmarks on the digital map using the landmark selected by the user. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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