Methods and systems for performing charting tasks
First Claim
1. A method for accessing information on an electronic version of a navigation information display said method comprising:
- displaying navigation information in a first portion of a display of a device, the device incorporating a touch screen;
sensing a user touch on the touch screen;
determining, by the device, a location on the touch screen where the user touch has occurred;
correlating the location on the touch screen where the user touch has occurred with a selected location in the navigation information;
displaying a magnified area of a portion of the navigation information corresponding to the selected location, wherein the magnified area is displayed at a position proximate to and above the location on the touch screen where the user touch occurred, and wherein a displayed size of the magnified area is based on at least one user preference; and
displaying textual information related to the magnified area in a second portion of the display device, wherein the second portion does not overlap the first portion of the display device.
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Abstract
A method for accessing information on an electronic version of an navigation information display is described. The method includes displaying navigation information in a first portion of a display of a device, the device incorporating a touch screen, sensing a user touch on the touch screen, determining, by the device, a selected location on the touch screen where the user touch has occurred, correlating the selected location on the touch screen where the user touch has occurred with a location on the navigation information display, displaying a magnified area of a portion of the navigation information proximate the location on the touch screen where the user touch occurred, and displaying textual information related to the magnified area in a second portion of the display device.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for accessing information on an electronic version of a navigation information display said method comprising:
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displaying navigation information in a first portion of a display of a device, the device incorporating a touch screen; sensing a user touch on the touch screen; determining, by the device, a location on the touch screen where the user touch has occurred; correlating the location on the touch screen where the user touch has occurred with a selected location in the navigation information; displaying a magnified area of a portion of the navigation information corresponding to the selected location, wherein the magnified area is displayed at a position proximate to and above the location on the touch screen where the user touch occurred, and wherein a displayed size of the magnified area is based on at least one user preference; and displaying textual information related to the magnified area in a second portion of the display device, wherein the second portion does not overlap the first portion of the display device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon, wherein when executed by at least one processor, the computer-executable instructions cause the at least one processor to:
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display navigation information in a first portion of a touch screen display of a device associated with the at least one processor; sense a first user touch on the touch screen; determine, by the device, a location on the touch screen where the first user touch has occurred; correlate the location on the touch screen where the first user touch has occurred with a selected location in the navigation information; display a magnified area of a portion of the navigation information corresponding to the selected location, wherein the magnified area is displayed at a position proximate to and above the location on the touch screen where the user touch occurred, and wherein a displayed size of the magnified area is based on at least one user preference, and wherein the magnified area overlaid over the navigation information; and display textual information related to the magnified area in a second portion of the touch screen display, wherein the second portion does not overlap the first portion of the touch screen display. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for displaying electronic navigation charts, said system comprising:
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a processing device; a memory coupled to said processing device, said memory for storing data defining the electronic navigation charts; and a display comprising a touch screen, said display and said touch screen communicatively coupled to said processing device, said processing device configured to; cause the electronic navigation charts to be displayed in a first portion of said display; receive data from said touch screen indicating one or more user touches on said touch screen; determine, based on the data received from said touch screen, a location on said touch screen where the one or more user touches have occurred; correlate the location on said touch screen where the one or more user touches have occurred with the data defining the electronic navigation charts; display a magnified area of a portion of the navigation information corresponding to the selected location, wherein the magnified area is displayed at a position proximate to and above the location on the touch screen where the user touch occurred, wherein a displayed size of the magnified area is based on at least one user preference, and wherein the magnified area overlaid over the electronic navigation charts; and cause textual information related to the magnified area to be displayed in a second portion of said display, and wherein the second portion does not overlap the first portion of said display. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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