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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2011
Applicant:
Charles Mendis, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventor:
Charles Mendis, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 9/00 (2006.01); G01C 17/00 (2006.01); G01C 21/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 17/00 (2013.01); G01C 21/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for displaying a compass heading implemented by a computerized mobile device includes displaying a compass heading on a display of a computerized mobile device according to a compass onboard the computerized mobile device if the computerized mobile device is traveling below a motion threshold. The method also includes displaying a compass heading on a display of a computerized mobile device according to a compass heading calculated using at least two coordinates for the computerized mobile device if the computerized mobile device is traveling above the motion threshold.