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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2012
Andrew Ofstad, San Francisco, CA (US);
Su Chuin Leong, South San Francisco, CA (US);
Andrew Ofstad, San Francisco, CA (US);
Su Chuin Leong, South San Francisco, CA (US);
GOOGLE INC., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to devices and methods for automatically moving a cursor within a map viewport. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to devices and methods that determine a location of various objects within a 3D scene displayed within a map viewport and determining a location of a 3D cursor within the 3D scene. When a distance between an object location and the 3D cursor location is less than a threshold distance, the geometric shape data of the 3D cursor is automatically modified to at least partially surround the object. The location of the object may be determined based on data representative of the 3D scene. The location of the 3D cursor may be determined based on data representative of the 3D cursor location.