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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2016
Applicant:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Felix Gerard Torquil Ifor Andrew, Seattle, WA (US);
Chad S. Estes, Woodinville, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 11/20 (2006.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G06T 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/3682 (2013.01); G06T 11/00 (2013.01); G06T 2210/21 (2013.01);
Abstract
An off-screen point of interest, that has a corresponding off-screen display attribute, is identified. A distance of the identified off-screen point of interest is compared to a distance threshold. A display element, corresponding to the off-screen points of interest, is displayed on a border of a map display, based upon the comparison, and based upon a direction in which the off-screen point of interest is located, relative to a reference point on the map display.