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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Bradford A. Moore, San Francisco, CA (US);
Christopher Blumenberg, San Francisco, CA (US);
Catherine A. Edwards, San Francisco, CA (US);
Marcel Van Os, San Francisco, CA (US);
Patrice O. Gautier, San Francisco, CA (US);
Sarah G. Barbour, San Francisco, CA (US);
Bradford A. Moore, San Francisco, CA (US);
Christopher Blumenberg, San Francisco, CA (US);
Catherine A. Edwards, San Francisco, CA (US);
Marcel van Os, San Francisco, CA (US);
Patrice O. Gautier, San Francisco, CA (US);
Sarah G. Barbour, San Francisco, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of selectively displaying maps on a mobile device. The method sends a map application, which had been displaying a first map, to the background. The method then returns the map application to the foreground. The method then determines whether to redisplay the previous map or display a map surrounding the then current location of the device. The determination is based on various factors including user interaction, time that the map application has been in the background and distance traveled while the map application is in the background.