User-defined private maps
First Claim
1. A method for presenting one or more user-provided private maps with a public map for sharing among a group of users, comprising:
- importing a public map representing a publicly available mapping of an area or a location;
creating one or more user-provided private maps;
linking the one or more user-provided private maps to the public map through a set of corresponding map icons; and
displaying the public map and the one or more user-provided private maps, wherein the public map includes one or more images of the one or more user-provided private maps.
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Abstract
A method, device, and system for presenting one or more user-defined private maps with a public map for sharing among a group of users are disclosed. The device includes a processor for executing computer programs, a memory for storing data, an input module for entering user commands, a communication module for transmitting and receiving data, and a display for showing information on a screen. The device further includes logic for importing a public map representing a publicly available mapping of an area or a location, logic for creating one or more user-defined private maps, logic for linking the one or more user-defined private maps to the public map through a set of corresponding map icons, and logic for displaying the public map and the one or more user-defined private maps.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for presenting one or more user-provided private maps with a public map for sharing among a group of users, comprising:
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importing a public map representing a publicly available mapping of an area or a location; creating one or more user-provided private maps; linking the one or more user-provided private maps to the public map through a set of corresponding map icons; and displaying the public map and the one or more user-provided private maps, wherein the public map includes one or more images of the one or more user-provided private maps. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A device for presenting one or more user-provided private maps with a public map for sharing among a group of users, comprising:
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a processor for executing computer programs; a memory for storing data; an input module for entering user commands; a communication module for transmitting and receiving data; a display for showing information on a screen; logic for importing a public map representing a publicly available mapping of an area or a location; logic for creating one or more user-provided private maps; logic for linking the one or more user-provided private maps to the public map through a set of corresponding map icons; and logic for displaying the public map and the one or more user-provided private maps, wherein the public map includes one or more images of the one or more user-provided private maps. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for presenting one or more user-provided private maps with a public map for sharing among a group of users, comprising:
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a back-end location storage server for storing user location information; a back-end map server for processing maps; a front-end map server for interfacing between client devices, the back-end location storage system, and the back-end map server through a communication network, the front-end map server further comprises; means for importing a public map representing a publicly available mapping of an area or a location; means for creating one or more user-provided private maps; means for linking the one or more user-provided private maps to the public map through a set of corresponding map icons; and means for presenting the public map and the one or more user-provided private maps to the group of users, wherein the public map includes one or more images of the one or more user-provided private maps. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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