System and method for displaying information using a compass
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- displaying a portion of an electronic representation of a surface in a display area of a display device, to provide a view of the electronic representation;
receiving a selection of a point on a displayed user interface control;
identifying a direction and a distance of the selected point from a reference point on the user interface control;
in response to the received selection, changing the view of the electronic representation to display a different portion of the electronic representation in the display area based on the identified direction and distance;
displaying, on the user interface control, an icon representing a location on the surface out of the view, the location having an orientation relative to the displayed view indicated by a position of the icon on the user interface control, and the location having a distance from the displayed view indicated by at least one of a color, a size and a transparency of the icon; and
in response to a selection of the icon, changing the view of the electronic representation to include the location represented by the icon.
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Abstract
A system and method displays a compass control with a map or other image. The compass control displays locations that may be displayed on the map, as well as locations that are outside of the map area being displayed, to allow the user to view such locations and interact with them.
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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displaying a portion of an electronic representation of a surface in a display area of a display device, to provide a view of the electronic representation; receiving a selection of a point on a displayed user interface control;
identifying a direction and a distance of the selected point from a reference point on the user interface control;in response to the received selection, changing the view of the electronic representation to display a different portion of the electronic representation in the display area based on the identified direction and distance; displaying, on the user interface control, an icon representing a location on the surface out of the view, the location having an orientation relative to the displayed view indicated by a position of the icon on the user interface control, and the location having a distance from the displayed view indicated by at least one of a color, a size and a transparency of the icon; and in response to a selection of the icon, changing the view of the electronic representation to include the location represented by the icon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system, comprising:
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a processor; and
storage, coupled to the processor, including executable instructions for performing operations comprising;displaying a portion of information in a display area of a display device, to provide a view of the information; receiving a selection of a point on a displayed user interface control; identifying a direction and a distance of the selected point from a reference point on the user interface control; in response to the received selection, changing the view of the information to display a different portion of the information in the display area based on the identified direction and distance; displaying, on the user interface control, an icon representing a location in the information out of the view, the location having an orientation relative to the displayed view indicated by a position of the icon on the user interface control, and the location having a distance from the displayed view indicated by at least one of a color, a size and a transparency of the icon; and in response to a selection of the icon, changing the view of the information to include the location represented by the icon. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a computer program, the computer program including instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
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displaying a portion of information in a display area of a display device, to provide a view of the information; receiving a selection of a point on a displayed user interface control; identifying a direction and a distance of the selected point from a reference point on the user interface control; in response to the received selection, changing the view of the information to display a different portion of the information in the display area based on the identified direction and distance; displaying, on the user interface control, an icon representing a location in the information out of the view, the location having an orientation relative to the displayed view indicated by a position of the icon on the user interface control, and the location having a distance from the displayed view indicated by at least one of a color, a size and a transparency of the icon; and in response to a selection of the icon, changing the view of the information to include the location represented by the icon. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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