Location-based applications
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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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Abstract
In some embodiments, a technique for providing location-based functionality comprises providing functionality, wherein the functionality uses information provided by a location-aware device.
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1. A method for providing a three-dimensional display on a location-aware device, comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for displaying a map, the method being performed by one or more processors and comprising:
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displaying a distorted map of a region; providing a plurality of correlations between the distorted map and a plurality of physical locations, the plurality of correlations including a plurality of tiepoints and the plurality of physical locations including a location of interest; wherein the location of interest is within one or more physical boundaries of the region represented by the map; correlating a physical location of the location of interest to a display location on the distorted map by selecting one or more tiepoints from the plurality of tiepoints; and wherein displaying the distorted map includes representing the location of interest at the display location. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for displaying a location associated with a communication event on a location-aware device, the method comprising:
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initiating a communication event on the location-aware device; determining a location of the location-aware device when the communication is initiated; recording the location of the location-aware device when the communication event was initiated; and displaying a distorted map with (i) information about the communication event, including the location of the location-aware device when the communication event was initiated, and (ii) a plurality of display locations; wherein displaying the distorted map includes (i) correlating a plurality of physical locations with the plurality of display locations by selecting one or more tiepoints from a plurality of tiepoints, and (ii) representing the plurality of physical locations at the corresponding plurality of display locations. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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