Displaying images in a network or visual mapping system
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that direct a computing system to:
- display a position identifier at a location on a street map;
display around the position identifier, a first scroll icon and a second scroll icon, wherein the first scroll icon and the second scroll icon are oriented in a parallel direction with a street on the street map;
display an image representative of the location;
display a plurality of secondary images in a filmstrip-type view, wherein the plurality of images are representative of an area surrounding the location in directions of the first scroll icon and second scroll icon; and
display at ends of the filmstrip-type view a third scroll icon and a fourth scroll icon, wherein the first scroll icon and the third scroll icon are directionally correlated.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and system for generating a street map that includes a position identifier that identifies a location on the street map. The method and system may also generate and display a plurality of images representative of the location of the position identifier. A user may interact with a position identifier or one of several scroll icons to view images of other locations on the street map and/or to obtain driving directions between two locations.
214 Citations
21 Claims
-
1. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that direct a computing system to:
-
display a position identifier at a location on a street map; display around the position identifier, a first scroll icon and a second scroll icon, wherein the first scroll icon and the second scroll icon are oriented in a parallel direction with a street on the street map; display an image representative of the location; display a plurality of secondary images in a filmstrip-type view, wherein the plurality of images are representative of an area surrounding the location in directions of the first scroll icon and second scroll icon; and display at ends of the filmstrip-type view a third scroll icon and a fourth scroll icon, wherein the first scroll icon and the third scroll icon are directionally correlated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
-
-
8. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that direct a computing system to:
-
display at a location on a street map, a position identifier having a first scroll and a second scroll icon, the first scroll icon and the second scroll icon being oriented in a parallel direction with a street on the street map and enabling the position identifier to be moved along the street; and display a plurality of images representative of a street-level view of the location, the plurality of images being updatable upon movement of the position identifier to represent an updated street-level view of the location. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
-
Specification