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Street-level guidance via route path

  • US 9,638,538 B2
  • Filed: 10/14/2014
  • Issued: 05/02/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/14/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

  • accessing a digital map, the map representing locations and including information about the represented locations;

    the information further including a scene depiction and geometry associated with the scene depiction;

    determining a location of a viewpoint associated with a mobile device;

    generating a street-level view depicting a scene from a perspective of the location of the viewpoint according to the digital map;

    determining a route path between a starting point and a destination; and

    generating a depiction of the route path by;

    superimposing the route path over the street-level view;

    determining that an object of varying thickness is situated between the viewpoint and the route path based on the information included in the digital map;

    responsive to determining the object is situated between the viewpoint and the route path, determining a portion of the route path to be occluded by the object; and

    displaying the depiction of the route path superimposed over the street-level view on the mobile device, the displayed route path occluded by the object at the determined portion, the occlusion varying according to the varying thickness of the object.

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