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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2011
Ido Omer, Seattle, WA (US);
Eyal Ofek, Redmond, WA (US);
John-michael Wiley, Redmond, WA (US);
Gonzalo Ramos, Bellevue, WA (US);
Ido Omer, Seattle, WA (US);
Eyal Ofek, Redmond, WA (US);
John-Michael Wiley, Redmond, WA (US);
Gonzalo Ramos, Bellevue, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A semi-automatic map editor may allow a user to add features to a map with a minimum of effort. In one example, a user may add a road to a map by indicating where the endpoints of the road are. A system may then attempt to fill in the path of the road using the user-provided endpoints, an analysis of an aerial or satellite photograph, existing maps that show the road, or any other appropriate information. Using this information, the system may display a proposed path for the road between the endpoints that the user has indicated. The user may then fine tune and/or confirm the proposed path, thereby adding the road to the map. In addition to roads, other feature such as bodies of water, ski trails, etc., may be added in this manner.