NAVIGATION APPLICATION WITH ADAPTIVE DISPLAY OF GRAPHICAL DIRECTIONAL INDICATORS
First Claim
1. A navigation application for execution by at least one processing unit of a device, the application comprising:
- an interface for receiving data describing junctures along a route from a first location to a second location, wherein the data for each juncture comprises a set of angles at which roads leave the juncture;
a juncture simplifier for simplifying the angles for the received junctures;
an arrow generator for generating at least two different representations of the simplified juncture, the representations for use in displaying navigation information describing a maneuver to perform at the juncture during the route; and
an arrow selector for selecting one of the different representations of the simplified juncture for display according to a context in which the representation will be displayed.
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Abstract
Some embodiments provide a navigation application. The navigation application includes an interface for receiving data describing junctures along a route from a first location to a second location. The data for each juncture comprises a set of angles at which roads leave the juncture. The navigation application includes a juncture simplifier for simplifying the angles for the received junctures. The navigation application includes an arrow generator for generating at least two different representations of the simplified juncture. The representations are for use in displaying navigation information describing a maneuver to perform at the juncture during the route. The navigation application includes an arrow selector for selecting one of the different representations of the simplified juncture for display according to a context in which the representation will be displayed.
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25 Claims
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1. A navigation application for execution by at least one processing unit of a device, the application comprising:
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an interface for receiving data describing junctures along a route from a first location to a second location, wherein the data for each juncture comprises a set of angles at which roads leave the juncture; a juncture simplifier for simplifying the angles for the received junctures; an arrow generator for generating at least two different representations of the simplified juncture, the representations for use in displaying navigation information describing a maneuver to perform at the juncture during the route; and an arrow selector for selecting one of the different representations of the simplified juncture for display according to a context in which the representation will be displayed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A machine readable medium storing a navigation application for execution by at least one processing unit, the navigation application comprising sets of instructions for:
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receiving, for a route from a first location on a map to a second location on the map, juncture data describing junctures along the route at which maneuvers are required, wherein the juncture data for a particular juncture comprises a set of angles at which roads leave the juncture with one of the angles marked as an exit road for a maneuver to perform at the particular juncture; automatically simplifying the angles for the particular juncture by snapping the angles to a set of axes; and generating a navigation arrow for the maneuver to perform at the particular juncture using the simplified angles. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A machine readable medium storing a navigation application for execution by at least one processing unit, the navigation application comprising sets of instructions for:
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receiving juncture data describing junctures along a route at which maneuvers are required, wherein the juncture data for a particular juncture comprises a set of angles at which roads leave the juncture with one of the angles marked as an exit road for a maneuver to perform at the particular juncture during the route; generating at least two different representations for a particular maneuver to perform at a particular juncture; displaying a first representation of the particular maneuver in a first context of the navigation application; and displaying a second representation of the particular maneuver in a second context of the navigation application. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A machine readable medium storing a navigation application for execution by at least one processing unit, the navigation application comprising sets of instructions for:
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receiving juncture data describing junctures along a route at which maneuvers are required, wherein the juncture data for a particular juncture comprises a set of angles at which roads leave the juncture with one of the angles marked as an exit road for a maneuver to perform at the particular juncture; determining whether the set of angles for a particular juncture satisfy a set of criteria for simplification of the angles; and using a simplified set of angles to generate a directional indicator for the maneuver at the particular juncture when the set of angles satisfy the set of criteria; and using a default directional indicator for the maneuver at the particular juncture when the set of angles do not satisfy the set of criteria. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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