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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2014
Applicant:
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Zhou Bailiang, Balgowlah, AU;
Judith Shade, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
GOOGLE INC., Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G01C 21/00 (2006.01); G01C 21/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/34 (2013.01); G01C 21/00 (2013.01); G01C 21/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
To provide navigation directions in mapping applications, an indication of a geographic location and an indication of a map viewport that includes the geographic location are received. Several candidate starting points from which people are more likely to access the geographic location than from other locations within the map viewport are identified. A starting point is selected from among the several candidate starting points, and navigation directions for guiding a user of the user device from the starting point toward the geographic location are generated for display on the user device.