Digital mapping system
First Claim
1. A method of displaying a geographic location identifier, comprising:
- determining a first structured geographic location identifier based on an unstructured search query;
determining a geometric feature associated with the first structured geographic location identifier;
determining a first zoom level based on the geometric feature;
determining a clipping shape based on the geometric feature;
identifying a set of map tiles based at least in part on the first zoom level; and
displaying the set of map tiles relative to the clipping shape.
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Abstract
Various methods, systems, and apparatus for implementing aspects of a digital mapping system are disclosed. One such method includes sending a location request from a client-side computing device to a map tile server, receiving a set of map tiles in response to the location request, assembling said received map tiles into a tile grid, aligning the tile grid relative to a clipping shape, and displaying the result as a map image. One apparatus according to aspects of the present invention includes means for sending a location request from a client-side computing device to a map tile server, means for receiving a set of map tiles in response to the location request, means for assembling said received map tiles into a tile grid, means for aligning the tile grid relative to a clipping shape, and means for displaying the result as a map image. Such an apparatus may further include direction control or zoom control objects as interactive overlays on the displayed map image, and may also include route or location overlays on the map image.
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31 Claims
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1. A method of displaying a geographic location identifier, comprising:
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determining a first structured geographic location identifier based on an unstructured search query; determining a geometric feature associated with the first structured geographic location identifier; determining a first zoom level based on the geometric feature; determining a clipping shape based on the geometric feature; identifying a set of map tiles based at least in part on the first zoom level; and displaying the set of map tiles relative to the clipping shape. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of displaying a geographic location marker, comprising:
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determining a first structured geographic location identifier based on an unstructured search query; generating a location marker based on the first structured geographic location identifier; and displaying the location marker on a map image, wherein the location marker is displayed with a first corresponding shadow. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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