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Location-based applications

  • US 9,360,990 B1
  • Filed: 09/09/2004
  • Issued: 06/07/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/09/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for providing a three-dimensional display on a location-aware device, comprising:

  • generating a graphic representation of a topography of a given region on the location aware device using contour data, the graphic representation being a distorted map of the given region;

    determining one or more locations of interest in the given region using (i) location information received on the location-aware device, and (ii) information specific to the device or to a user of the device, wherein determining one or more locations of interest includes correlating the one or more locations of interest to one or more graphic objects or features by selecting one or more tiepoints from a plurality of tiepoints;

    representing one or more locations of interest on the representation using the one or more graphic objects or features; and

    displaying the representation with the one or more graphic objects or features.

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