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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2006
Magnus Jendbro, Staffanstorp, SE;
Magnus Jendbro, Staffanstorp, SE;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Mobile Communications AB, Lund, SE;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for providing navigation information via electronic equipment includes dynamically displaying a first route from a current location to a desired location; and dynamically displaying a second route to at least one point of interest. The first route is automatically displayed at a first zoom level, and the second route is automatically displayed at a second zoom level, wherein the first and second zoom levels are independent of one another. The apparatus and method can further use electronic equipment to identify at least one point of interest along a planned route, including comparing a user selected characteristic to at least one characteristic of a plurality of potential points of interest, said potential points of interest being within a predetermined range of the planned route; and identifying as a point of interest any of the plurality of potential points of interest that have at least one characteristic that satisfies the user selected characteristic.