Map Magnifier
First Claim
1. A method of magnifying a portion of a map displayed on a computing device, the method comprising:
- displaying the map at a first zoom level;
displaying a magnified portion of the map at a second zoom level; and
wherein the magnified portion comprises an interactive map element.
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Abstract
A method of magnifying a portion of a map displayed on a computing device includes displaying the map at a first zoom level and displaying a magnified portion of the map at a second zoom level. The magnified portion comprises an interactive map element. The magnified portion acts as a localized map magnifier. The magnified portion may be round to resemble a virtual magnifying glass. In certain implementations, multiple map magnifiers may be displayed simultaneously. Map magnifiers may be displayed, for example, at waypoints along a route, at map markers corresponding to points of interest or at the locations associated with search results.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of magnifying a portion of a map displayed on a computing device, the method comprising:
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displaying the map at a first zoom level; displaying a magnified portion of the map at a second zoom level; and wherein the magnified portion comprises an interactive map element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions in code which when loaded into a memory and executed by a processor of a computing device causes the computing device to:
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display a map at a first zoom level; display a magnified portion of the map at a second zoom level; and wherein the magnified portion comprises an interactive map element. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computing device for displaying a map and for simultaneously displaying a magnified portion of the map, the computing device comprising:
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a processor operatively connected to a memory for executing a map application; and a display for displaying the map and for simultaneously displaying the magnified portion of the map as an overlay on the map, wherein the magnified portion comprises an interactive map element. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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