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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2017
Applicant:
Here Global B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Jane F. Macfarlane, Oakland, CA (US);
Craig R. Barnes, Forest Park, IL (US);
Assignee:
HERE Global B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 11/60 (2006.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 11/60 (2013.01); G01C 21/3697 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for non-occluding overlay of user interface or information elements on a contextual map. A method is provided for receiving map data and location data, determining, using a processor, relevant map elements based on the location data; and determining an information element overlay area based on the relevant map elements. The overlay areas do not occlude the relevant map elements.