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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2010
Jeff J. Lin, Seattle, WA (US);
Anne H. Loomis, Seattle, WA (US);
Romualdo T. Impas, Seattle, WA (US);
Alan Paulin, Kirkland, WA (US);
Jeff J. Lin, Seattle, WA (US);
Anne H. Loomis, Seattle, WA (US);
Romualdo T. Impas, Seattle, WA (US);
Alan Paulin, Kirkland, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments present a combined visual entity that represents overlapping visual entities. The combined visual entity can include a primary visualization that represents one of the overlapping visual entities and annotations that represent others of the overlapping visual entities. For example, a map view can include multiple geographical entities that overlap. A primary visualization can be rendered that represents one of the multiple geographical entities. The primary visualization can be visually annotated (e.g., with symbols, letters, or other visual indicators) to indicate others of the multiple geographical entities. In some embodiments, a zoom operation can cause visual entities to be added and/or removed from the combined visual entity.