Controlling multiple map application operations with a single gesture
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1. A method of controlling, on behalf of a user, a map application executing on a touch-sensitive display of a device having a processor, the method comprising:
- executing on the processor instructions configured to;
receive, via the touch-sensitive display, an inked gesture written by the user;
identify a shape of the inked gesture corresponding to a mapping operation;
identify at least one characteristic of the inked gesture, the at least one characteristic corresponding to at least one characteristic of the mapping operation; and
apply to the map application the mapping operation with the at least one characteristic of the mapping operation.
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Abstract
A technology for controlling multiple map application operations with a single gesture is disclosed. In one method approach, data describing a single gesture that was inked on a map application output displayed on a device is received. The data is utilized to control multiple operations of the map application.
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1. A method of controlling, on behalf of a user, a map application executing on a touch-sensitive display of a device having a processor, the method comprising:
executing on the processor instructions configured to; receive, via the touch-sensitive display, an inked gesture written by the user; identify a shape of the inked gesture corresponding to a mapping operation; identify at least one characteristic of the inked gesture, the at least one characteristic corresponding to at least one characteristic of the mapping operation; and apply to the map application the mapping operation with the at least one characteristic of the mapping operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for controlling, on behalf of a user, a map application executing on a touch-sensitive display of a device, the system comprising:
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a single gesture for multiple map operations data receiver configured to; receive, via the touch-sensitive display, an inked gesture written by the user; identify a shape of the inked gesture corresponding to a mapping operation; and identify at least one characteristic of the inked gesture, the at least one characteristic corresponding to at least one characteristic of the mapping operation; and a single gesture for multiple map operations communicator configured to apply to the map application the mapping operation with the at least one characteristic of the mapping operation. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A nontransient computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor of a device having a touch-sensitive display, control a map application executing on the device by:
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receiving, via the touch-sensitive display, an inked gesture written by the user; identifying a shape of the inked gesture corresponding to a mapping operation; identifying at least one characteristic of the inked gesture, the at least one characteristic corresponding to at least one characteristic of the mapping operation; and applying to the map application the mapping operation with the at least one characteristic of the mapping operation.
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