SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRINTING MAPS AND DIRECTIONS
First Claim
1. A method for printing directions from a starting location to a final location, comprising:
- retrieving a route from the starting location to the final location;
defining a printing layout comprising;
a first region comprising a map showing an overview of the route and at least one callout corresponding to a step for navigating from the starting location to the final location along the route; and
a second region disposed adjacent to the first region such that the entirety of the second region may be folded over the entirety of the first region along a centerline of the layout, the second region comprising listings of steps for navigating from the starting location to the final location, wherein at least one listing makes reference to the at least one callout; and
initiating an instruction to print the printing layout.
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Abstract
This is directed to systems, methods, and computer-readable media for printing maps and directions. In response to receiving an instruction to print directions, a device can define a layout optimized to show the route to travel, along with distinct steps that correspond to the route. The layout can include a map overview showing the entire route, with callouts identifying each step on the route. The layout can also include listings of individual steps, where each listing includes a reference number referring back to a callout and a description of the step. Each listings can also include a map tile showing a detailed view of the step corresponding to the listing. The map overview and the listings can be disposed, for example, in different columns of a landscape view.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for printing directions from a starting location to a final location, comprising:
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retrieving a route from the starting location to the final location; defining a printing layout comprising; a first region comprising a map showing an overview of the route and at least one callout corresponding to a step for navigating from the starting location to the final location along the route; and a second region disposed adjacent to the first region such that the entirety of the second region may be folded over the entirety of the first region along a centerline of the layout, the second region comprising listings of steps for navigating from the starting location to the final location, wherein at least one listing makes reference to the at least one callout; and initiating an instruction to print the printing layout. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An electronic device operative to generate a layout for printing directions, comprising:
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an input interface for receiving instructions from a user; and control circuitry operative to; receive an instruction to print directions from a first location to a second location; retrieve a map showing an overview of a route from the first location to a second location; retrieve a sequence of steps for navigating along the route from the first location to the second location; define a layout for a landscape-oriented paper in which the retrieved map is disposed in a first column of the layout and a listing comprising the retrieved sequence of steps is disposed in a second column of the layout, wherein the layout does not include any content along a centerline of the landscape-oriented paper. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for printing directions from a starting location to a destination, comprising:
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identifying a sequence of steps for navigating from the starting location to the destination; determining a number of pages on which to print the sequence of steps, wherein the difference in number of steps printed on each page is at most two; defining a layout for printing the directions, wherein the layout comprises; a map showing an overview of a route from the starting position to the destination disposed in a first region of each page; and a listing of steps from the identified sequence of steps in a second region of each page, wherein each entry of the listing of steps comprises a step number, a map tile, and a step description; and receiving an instruction to initiate printing of the layout. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An electronic device operative to initiate a printing system to print directions, the device comprising:
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an interface for initiating a printing system to print; and control circuitry operative to; receive an instruction to print directions from a starting point to a destination, wherein the directions comprise a sequence of steps; define, for each step, a scale for a map tile depicting a maneuver associated with the step, wherein the scale used for the map tiles associated with at least two steps are different; and define a layout for printing the directions, wherein the layout comprises a plurality of listings each associated with a step of the sequence of steps, wherein each listing comprises a map tile displayed at the defined scale for the map tile. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A computer-readable medium for printing directions from a starting location to a destination, comprising computer-readable instructions recorded thereon for:
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identifying a sequence of steps for navigating from the starting location to the destination; determining a number of pages on which to print the sequence of steps, wherein the difference in number of steps printed on each page is at most two; defining a layout for printing the directions, wherein the layout comprises; a map showing an overview of a route from the starting position to the destination disposed in a first region of each page; and a listing of steps from the identified sequence of steps in a second region of each page, wherein each entry of the listing of steps comprises a step number, a map tile, and a step description; and providing the layout to a printing system for printing.
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