Virtual tour on electronic maps
First Claim
1. A method for navigating an electronic map, the method comprising:
- displaying on a computing device the electronic map in accordance with an inquiry from a user, the electronic map including routes from one point to another point, wherein at least one of the routes includes one or more hotspots;
accepting a selection for one of the routes as a selected route;
displaying the selected route in the electronic map;
displaying further an image sequence including a plurality of images of the selected route to demonstrate how the user would see when going along the selected route, wherein the image sequence is being shown and synchronized with the electronic map in a manner that a jump from one image to another image in the image sequence being shown leads to a corresponding leap motion in the electronic map being displayed;
accessing auxiliary data associated with a hotspot when the user selects the hotspot in the electronic map, wherein the auxiliary data is not part of the electronic map being displayed but is obtained from an external source; and
displaying from the auxiliary data an visual effect about the hotspot so that the user understands more about the hotspot.
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Abstract
Techniques for providing interactive maps are disclosed. According one aspect, a method for navigating an electronic map comprises: displaying an electronic map in accordance with an inquiry from a user, the electronic map including routes from one point to another point, wherein each of the routes includes one or more hotspots; displaying a navigation of the map with a selected route by the user; alerting the user when a hotspot is being approached; accessing auxiliary data associated with the hotspot when the user selects the hotspot, wherein the auxiliary data is not part of the electronic map being displayed but is obtained from an external source; and subsequently displaying from the auxiliary data an visual effect about the hotspot so that the user understands more about the selected hotspot.
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1. A method for navigating an electronic map, the method comprising:
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displaying on a computing device the electronic map in accordance with an inquiry from a user, the electronic map including routes from one point to another point, wherein at least one of the routes includes one or more hotspots; accepting a selection for one of the routes as a selected route; displaying the selected route in the electronic map; displaying further an image sequence including a plurality of images of the selected route to demonstrate how the user would see when going along the selected route, wherein the image sequence is being shown and synchronized with the electronic map in a manner that a jump from one image to another image in the image sequence being shown leads to a corresponding leap motion in the electronic map being displayed; accessing auxiliary data associated with a hotspot when the user selects the hotspot in the electronic map, wherein the auxiliary data is not part of the electronic map being displayed but is obtained from an external source; and displaying from the auxiliary data an visual effect about the hotspot so that the user understands more about the hotspot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A server for providing an interactive map, the server comprising:
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a processor; a memory space, coupled to the processor, for storing at least a database to be accessed and code to be executed by the processor to cause the server to perform operations of; causing a display device to display a portion of the interactive map generated from a logic process based on the database in responding to an inquiry from a user, wherein the portion of the interactive map represents a part of a real world and includes one or more nodes, one or more branches, and one or more of hotspots, each of the hotspots represents a point of interest that is selectable to show details about the point of interest; causing the display device to display an image sequence including a plurality of images to demonstrate how the user would see when going along a selected route on the interactive map, wherein the image sequence is being shown and synchronized with the electronic map in a manner that a jump from one image to another image in the image sequence being shown leads to a corresponding leap motion in the electronic map being displayed; accessing auxiliary data associated with a hotspot when the user selects the hotspot, wherein the auxiliary data is not part of the interactive map being displayed but is obtained from an external source; and causing the display device to display from the auxiliary data an visual effect about the hotspot so that the user understands more about hotspot. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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