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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2012
Applicants:
Scott Allen Swanburg, Duluth, GA (US);
Mark Wuthnow, Austin, TX (US);
Roger Mahler, Atlanta, GA (US);
Megan Klenzak, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Scott Allen Swanburg, Duluth, GA (US);
Mark Wuthnow, Austin, TX (US);
Roger Mahler, Atlanta, GA (US);
Megan Klenzak, Atlanta, GA (US);
Assignee:
AT&T Mobility II LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A home key of a mobile device is utilized to activate a map object displayed in a virtual template area of the mobile device. The virtual template area is available on a display of the mobile device. The home key is utilized to set the home key as an object home for a user-defined starting place on the map object. Upon the object home being activated, the object home returns to the user-defined starting place on the map object.