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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2012
Aroon Pahwa, Pala Alto, CA (US);
Jeffrey P. Hultquist, Cupertino, CA (US);
James A. Howard, Mountain View, CA (US);
Christopher Blumenberg, San Francisco, CA (US);
Aroon Pahwa, Pala Alto, CA (US);
Jeffrey P. Hultquist, Cupertino, CA (US);
James A. Howard, Mountain View, CA (US);
Christopher Blumenberg, San Francisco, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
Methods, systems and apparatus are described to render map data according to texture masks. A rendering device may obtain map data, which may include one or more shapes described by vector graphics data. Along with the one or more shapes, embodiments may include mask indicators corresponding to the one or more shapes. Embodiments may render the map data by creating a mask shape based upon mask indicators corresponding to the shapes described by the vector graphics data. For each created mask shape, a texture source may be determined according to the mask indicator for the mask shape. Embodiments may obtain a texture from the texture source and may apply the mask shape to the obtained texture to render a fill portion of the corresponding shape described by the vector graphics data. Some embodiments may display the rendered map data as a map view.