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Scrubbing variable content paths

  • US 9,146,119 B2
  • Filed: 06/05/2009
  • Issued: 09/29/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

  • receiving, by a computing device, user input to move a scrub point to define a scrub path on a display;

    causing, by the computing device and responsive to the user input, a data point to navigate a data path separate from the scrub path, the data point navigating the data path based on the user input to move the scrub point and in a direct navigation mode, and the data path representing a travel route from one point to a different point on a map;

    determining, by the computing device and based at least in part on a distance between the data point and the scrub point, that the data point is not adjacent to the scrub point due to a variation in the travel route; and

    causing, by the computing device and responsive to said determining that the data point is not adjacent to the scrub point, the data point to transition from navigating the data path in the direct navigation mode to navigating the data path in an indirect navigation mode such that movement of the data point accelerates along the data path until the data point is adjacent to the scrub point; and

    causing, by the computing device and responsive to said determining that the data point is adjacent to the scrub point, the data point to transition from navigating the data path in the indirect navigation mode to navigating the data path in the direct navigation mode, including causing the data point to move along the data path at a speed that corresponds to a speed of movement of the scrub point.

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