Method of spreading out and displaying closely located points of interest on a personal navigation device
First Claim
1. A method of displaying points of interest in a personal navigation device, the method comprising:
- displaying a map on a display of the personal navigation device;
receiving touch input at a touched position of the display;
displaying points of interest located near the touched position which were previously hidden before receiving touch input at the touched position, wherein the points of interest are represented by icons, each icon being connected to its location on the map with a line extending out from the touched position; and
spreading out the icons around the touched position to separate the icons from each other, the spread out icons being displayed in a pattern around the touched position, wherein for each icon, a length of the line connecting the icon to its location on the map is not directly proportional to a distance from the corresponding point of interest to the touched position.
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Abstract
A method of displaying points of interest in a personal navigation device includes displaying a map on a display of the personal navigation device, receiving touch input at a touched position of the display, displaying points of interest located near the touched position, wherein the points of interest are represented by icons, each icon being connected to its location on the map with a line extending out from the touched position, and spreading out the icons around the touched position to separate the icons from each other, the spread out icons being displayed in a pattern around the touched position, wherein a length of the line connecting each icon to its location on the map is not directly proportional to a distance from the corresponding point of interest to the touched position.
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1. A method of displaying points of interest in a personal navigation device, the method comprising:
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displaying a map on a display of the personal navigation device; receiving touch input at a touched position of the display; displaying points of interest located near the touched position which were previously hidden before receiving touch input at the touched position, wherein the points of interest are represented by icons, each icon being connected to its location on the map with a line extending out from the touched position; and spreading out the icons around the touched position to separate the icons from each other, the spread out icons being displayed in a pattern around the touched position, wherein for each icon, a length of the line connecting the icon to its location on the map is not directly proportional to a distance from the corresponding point of interest to the touched position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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