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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:
Sep. 25, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2005
John Mcavoy, Deerfield, IL (US);
Lloyd Wendland, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Brian Nguyen, Garden Grove, CA (US);
Tara Arnold, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Alan Yefsky, Hawthorn Woods, IL (US);
Polly Greathouse, Libertyville, IL (US);
Sean Breyer, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Barbara Benstead, Morton Grove, IL (US);
Ashton Lamont, Kenosha, WI (US);
John McAvoy, Deerfield, IL (US);
Lloyd Wendland, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Brian Nguyen, Garden Grove, CA (US);
Tara Arnold, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Alan Yefsky, Hawthorn Woods, IL (US);
Polly Greathouse, Libertyville, IL (US);
Sean Breyer, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Barbara Benstead, Morton Grove, IL (US);
Ashton Lamont, Kenosha, WI (US);
Rand McNally & Company, Skokie, IL (US);
Abstract
An electronic wall map design and printing system enables a user to select or specify the size, coverage area and detail level of a wall map and to customize the wall map based on the user's needs via a fully automated electronic interface. For ease of viewing during the creation of the wall map, the design and printing system displays the wall map being designed on the electronic user interface at a first detail level or resolution that is less than the level of detail or resolution used to print the wall map. However, the user may use the electronic interface to view portions of the wall map on the user interface at the same level of detail to be actually printed on the wall map to thereby enable the user to assure that the level of detail to be printed on the wall map is adequate for the user's purposes without making the wall map, as printed, hard to read. Once the user has designed the wall map by selecting the size, coverage area, and other customizable features such as titles, specialized icons, etc., the user may have the wall map printed at a printing facility owned by the map provider or may have the wall map sent to and printed by a third party printer such as a copying service located near the user.