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Tiled map display on a wireless device

  • US 9,041,744 B2
  • Filed: 10/18/2005
  • Issued: 05/26/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A wireless device, comprising:

  • an image tile loader module to fetch a single image tile in a size corresponding to screen dimensions of a display on a given wireless device prior to said fetch of said single image tile;

    a predictive retrieval module to cause said image tile loader module to predictively fetch a second image tile, a choice of said second image tile being based on a predetermined minimum threshold distance of cursor movement in a direction of display toward said second image tile; and

    receiving a plurality of sub-tiles, in response to said predictive fetch of said second image tile;

    wherein said plurality of sub-tiles each have a fractional size as compared to a size of said fetched second image tile; and

    wherein fewer than all of said plurality of sub-tiles received in response to said predictive fetch of said second image tile are placed in display memory of said wireless device.

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