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Switching between best views of a place

  • US 8,175,794 B1
  • Filed: 10/06/2009
  • Issued: 05/08/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/06/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of providing a view associated with a geographic location, wherein the view is one of a plurality of views each associated with one of a plurality of categories, the method comprising:

  • receiving a request for information from a user, the request including a location;

    determining a type of a feature disposed at the requested location;

    accessing a matrix defining ranked relationships between feature types and view categories, wherein the feature types include the type of the feature disposed at the requested location;

    selecting, with a processor, a view associated with the requested location based on a ranked relationship between the type of the feature and the category of the view defined in the matrix;

    when the selected view is unavailable, selecting a next view based on a ranked relationship between the type of the feature and the category of the next view defined in the matrix; and

    displaying the selected view to the user.

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