Portable Multifunction Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Providing Maps and Directions

• US 20140095073A1
• Filed: 12/09/2013
• Published: 04/03/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Matas, Michael, Blumenberg, Chris, Boule, Andre M.J., Williamson, Richard
• Application Number:
  US14/101,205
• Publication Number:
  US 20140095073A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/538
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3664 Details of the user input interface, e.g. buttons, knobs or sliders, including those provided on a touch screen; remote controllers; input using gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3667 Display of a road map G01C21/3614 takes precedence; guidance using 3D or perspective road maps G01C21/3635
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 29/106 using electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27453 Directories allowing storage of additional subscriber data, e.g. metadata
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2746 Sorting, e.g. according to history or frequency of use
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27475 using interactive graphical means or pictorial representations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041

Abstract

A device has a touch screen display configured to display a map application, which is configured to separately display a list of bookmarked locations, a list of recent queries, and a list of contacts. In response to detecting a finger gesture on an input icon associated with a search term input area, the map application displays at least one of the list of bookmarked locations, the list of recent queries, and the list of contacts. In response to detecting a finger gesture on a bookmarked location, an area corresponding to the bookmarked location is displayed on a digital map. In response to detecting a finger gesture on a recent query, one or more results corresponding to the recent query are displayed on a digital map. In response to detecting a finger gesture on a contact, an area associated with the contact is displayed on a digital map.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

at a computing device with a touch screen display,

displaying a map application, wherein the map application is configured to separately display;

a list of bookmarked locations;

a list of recent queries by a user;

a list of contacts for the user;

a keyboard with a route search initiation icon;

displaying a first area for entering a first location;

displaying a second area for entering a second location;

in response to detecting a finger gesture on an input icon associated with the first area, displaying;

the list of bookmarked locations, wherein in response to detecting a finger gesture on a bookmarked location in the list of bookmarked locations, the map application receives an address or name, corresponding to the bookmarked location, when the address or name is entered in the first area;

the list of recent queries by the user, wherein in response to detecting a finger gesture on a location in the list of recent queries by the user, the map application receives an address corresponding to the location when the address is entered in the first area;

or

the list of contacts for the user, wherein in response to detecting a finger gesture on a contact in the list of contacts for the user, the map application receives an address associated with the contact when the address is entered in the first area;

in response to detecting a finger gesture on an input icon associated with the second area, displaying;

the list of bookmarked locations, wherein in response to detecting a finger gesture on a bookmarked location in the list of bookmarked locations, the map application receives an address or name, corresponding to the bookmarked location, when the address or name corresponding to the bookmarked location is entered in the second area;

the list of recent queries by the user, wherein in response to detecting a finger gesture on a location in the list of recent queries by the user, the map application receives an address corresponding to the location when the address corresponding to the location is entered in the second area;

or

the list of contacts for the user, wherein in response to detecting an finger gesture on a contact in the list of contacts for the user, the map application receives an address associated with the contact when the address associated with the contact is entered in the second area;

in response to detecting a finger gesture on the route search initiation icon;

sending the first location and the second location to a remote computer;

receiving routing information between the first location and the second location; and

displaying at least some of the routing information between the first location and the second location on a digital map.

2. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

at a portable computing device with a touch screen display,

in response to detecting a finger gesture on a route search initiation icon;

sending a first location and a second location to a remote computer;

receiving routing information between the first location and the second location; and

displaying at least some of the routing information between the first location and the second location on a digital map;

in response to detecting a finger gesture on a list icon, displaying an itemized list of the routing information; and

in response to detecting a finger gesture on a particular item in the itemized list of the routing information, showing a corresponding portion of routing information on the digital map.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the received routing information is stored on the portable computing device and the received routing information includes all of the digital map information needed to display waypoints in the route between the first location and the second location.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3, wherein displaying at least some of the routing information between the first location and the second location on the digital map includes:

when a distance from a current waypoint to a next waypoint is large relative to an area displayed around the current waypoint on the digital map,

displaying an animated zoom out from the current waypoint;

then displaying an animated movement to the next waypoint, and

then displaying an animated zoom in to the next waypoint.

5. A computing device, comprising:

a touch screen display;

one or more processors;

memory; and

one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including;

instructions for responding to detecting a finger gesture on a route search initiation icon by;

sending a first location and a second location to a remote computer;

receiving routing information between the first location and the second location; and

displaying at least some of the routing information between the first location and the second location on a digital map;

instructions for responding to detecting a finger gesture on a list icon by displaying an itemized list of the routing information; and

instructions for responding to detecting a finger gesture on a particular item in the itemized list of the routing information by showing a corresponding portion of routing information on the digital map.

6. A computer readable storage medium having stored therein instructions, which when executed by a device with a touch screen display, cause the device to:

respond to detecting a finger gesture on a route search initiation icon by;

sending a first location and a second location to a remote computer;

receiving routing information between the first location and the second location; and

displaying at least some of the routing information between the first location and the second location on a digital map;

respond to detecting a finger gesture on a list icon by displaying an itemized list of the routing information; and

respond to detecting a finger gesture on a particular item in the itemized list of the routing information by showing a corresponding portion of routing information on the digital map.