Touch Screen Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Providing Maps, Directions, and Location-Based Information

• US 20130055163A1
• Filed: 10/26/2012
• Published: 02/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Andre M.J. Boule, Christopher Blumenberg, Michael Matas, Richard Arthur Williamson, Stephen O. Lemay
• Original Assignee: Andre M.J. Boule, Christopher Blumenberg, Michael Matas, Richard Arthur Williamson, Stephen O. Lemay
• Inventors: Matas, Michael, Blumenberg, Christopher, Boule, Andre M.J., Lemay, Stephen O., Williamson, Richard
• Granted Patent: US 10,686,930 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/835
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3664 Details of the user input interface, e.g. buttons, knobs or sliders, including those provided on a touch screen; remote controllers; input using gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/367 Details, e.g. road map scale, orientation, zooming, illumination, level of detail, scrolling of road map or positioning of current position marker
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location

Abstract

A device, method, and graphical user interface for providing maps, directions, and location-based information on a touch screen display are disclosed.

Claims

1. A computing device, comprising:

a touch screen display;

one or more processors;

memory; and

one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for;

displaying a map application, wherein the map application is configured to display a map;

in response to detecting a stationary first finger gesture on the displayed map for greater than a predetermined time, displaying a user-moveable location marker on the map;

in response to detecting a second finger gesture on the user-moveable location marker, moving the user-moveable location marker on the map in accordance with the second finger gesture;

while displaying the map and the user-moveable location marker, displaying a user-selectable region for obtaining information associated with a current location of the user-moveable location marker on the map; and

in response to detecting a third finger gesture on the user-selectable region for obtaining information, replacing the display of the map and the user-moveable location marker with a display of a plurality of option icons, wherein the plurality of option icons include;

a first icon, wherein in response to detection of a finger gesture on the first icon, the display of the plurality of icons is replaced with a display of a user interface for adding an entry to a set of bookmarked locations, the added entry corresponding to the current location of the user-moveable location marker on the map;

a second icon, wherein in response to detection of a finger gesture on the second icon, the display of the plurality of icons is replaced with a display of a user interface for getting directions to the current location of the user-moveable location marker on the map from another location; and

a third icon, wherein in response to detection of a finger gesture on the third icon, the display of the plurality of icons is replaced with a display of a user interface for getting directions from the current location of the user-moveable location marker on the map to another location.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the icon for adding a user-moveable location marker to the map is located in a curled version of a map application interface.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein:

the second finger gesture includes a finger contact area that moves on the touch screen, and

the device includes instructions for displaying the user-moveable location marker offset from the moving finger contact area during the second finger gesture.

4. The device of claim 3, wherein the user-moveable location marker is offset from the moving finger contact area such that a user'"'"'s view of the user-moveable location marker is not obscured by the second finger gesture while moving the user-moveable location marker on the map in accordance with the second finger gesture.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of option icons include a fourth icon, wherein in response to detection of a finger gesture on the fourth icon, the user-moveable location marker is deleted.

6. The device of claim 1, including instructions for displaying text identifying the current location of the user-moveable location marker on the map.

7. The device of claim 6, including instructions for transmitting a request for a reverse lookup of the current location of the user-moveable location marker on the map and instructions for receiving information identifying the current location of the user-moveable location marker on the map.

8. The device of claim 1, including instructions for displaying a sequence of graphical user interfaces responsive to user gestures for adding the entry to the set of bookmarked locations.

9. The device of claim 1, including instructions for adding an entry to a set of contacts, the added entry including location information corresponding to the map location of the marker.

10. The device of claim 1, including instructions for updating an entry in a set of contacts to include location information corresponding to the current location of the user-moveable location marker on the map.

11. A computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by a computing device with a touch screen display, cause the device to:

display a map application, wherein the map application is configured to display a map;

in response to detecting a stationary first finger gesture on the displayed map for greater than a predetermined time, display a user-moveable location marker on the map;

in response to detecting a second finger gesture on the user-moveable location marker, move the user-moveable location marker on the map in accordance with the second finger gesture;

while displaying the map and the user-moveable location marker, display a user-selectable region for obtaining information associated with a current location of the user-moveable location marker on the map; and

in response to detecting a third finger gesture on the user-selectable region for obtaining information, replace the display of the map and the user-moveable location marker with a display of a plurality of option icons, wherein the plurality of option icons include;

a first icon, wherein in response to detection of a finger gesture on the first icon, the display of the plurality of icons is replaced with a display of a user interface for adding an entry to a set of bookmarked locations, the added entry corresponding to the current location of the user-moveable location marker on the map;

a second icon, wherein in response to detection of a finger gesture on the second icon, the display of the plurality of icons is replaced with a display of a user interface for getting directions to the current location of the user-moveable location marker on the map from another location; and

a third icon, wherein in response to detection of a finger gesture on the third icon, the display of the plurality of icons is replaced with a display of a user interface for getting directions from the current location of the user-moveable location marker on the map to another location.

12. The computer readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the icon for adding a user-moveable location marker to the map is located in a curled version of a map application interface.

13. The computer readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein:

the second finger gesture includes a finger contact area that moves on the touch screen, and

the one or more programs comprise instructions, which when executed by the computing device, cause the device to display the user-moveable location marker offset from the moving finger contact area during the second finger gesture.

14. The computer readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the user-moveable location marker is offset from the moving finger contact area such that a user'"'"'s view of the user-moveable location marker is not obscured by the second finger gesture while moving the user-moveable location marker on the map in accordance with the second finger gesture.

15. The computer readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the plurality of option icons include a fourth icon, wherein in response to detection of a finger gesture on the fourth icon, the user-moveable location marker is deleted.

16. The computer readable storage medium of claim 11, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by the computing device, cause the device to display text identifying the current location of the user-moveable location marker on the map.

17. The computer readable storage medium of claim 16, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by the computing device, cause the device to transmit a request for a reverse lookup of the current location of the user-moveable location marker on the map and receive information identifying the current location of the user-moveable location marker on the map.

18. The computer readable storage medium of claim 11, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by the computing device, cause the device to display a sequence of graphical user interfaces responsive to user gestures for adding the entry to the set of bookmarked locations.

19. The computer readable storage medium of claim 11, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by the computing device, cause the device to add an entry to a set of contacts, the added entry including location information corresponding to the map location of the marker.

20. The computer readable storage medium of claim 11, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by the computing device, cause the device to update an entry in a set of contacts to include location information corresponding to the current location of the user-moveable location marker on the map.

21. A method, comprising:

at a computing device with a touch screen display;

displaying a map application, wherein the map application is configured to display a map;

in response to detecting a stationary first finger gesture on the displayed map for greater than a predetermined time, displaying a user-moveable location marker on the map;

in response to detecting a second finger gesture on the user-moveable location marker, moving the user-moveable location marker on the map in accordance with the second finger gesture;

while displaying the map and the user-moveable location marker, displaying a user-selectable region for obtaining information associated with a current location of the user-moveable location marker on the map; and

in response to detecting a third finger gesture on the user-selectable region for obtaining information, replacing the display of the map and the user-moveable location marker with a display of a plurality of option icons, wherein the plurality of option icons include;

a first icon, wherein in response to detection of a finger gesture on the first icon, the display of the plurality of icons is replaced with a display of a user interface for adding an entry to a set of bookmarked locations, the added entry corresponding to the current location of the user-moveable location marker on the map;

a second icon, wherein in response to detection of a finger gesture on the second icon, the display of the plurality of icons is replaced with a display of a user interface for getting directions to the current location of the user-moveable location marker on the map from another location; and

a third icon, wherein in response to detection of a finger gesture on the third icon, the display of the plurality of icons is replaced with a display of a user interface for getting directions from the current location of the user-moveable location marker on the map to another location.