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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2009
Eyal Ofek, Redmond, WA (US);
Blaise H. Aguera Y Arcas, Seattle, WA (US);
Pasquale Demaio, Bellevue, WA (US);
Yonatan Wexler, Redmond, WA (US);
Eyal Ofek, Redmond, WA (US);
Blaise H. Aguera y Arcas, Seattle, WA (US);
Pasquale DeMaio, Bellevue, WA (US);
Yonatan Wexler, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments provide techniques for geographic navigation via one or more block views. According to some embodiments, a block view can include a visual image of a geographic location that is visually similar to a panoramic image. In some example implementations, a block view can be scrolled to navigate images of a geographic location. In one or more embodiments, a bubble view can be displayed of one or more locations within the block view. The bubble view can include a zoomed image of one or more aspects of a block view. Further to some embodiments, a map view can be utilized along with the block view and/or the bubble view. The map view can include a two-dimensional representation of the geographic location from an aerial perspective, and can include a more general level of detail concerning the geographic location, such as streets, cities, states, bodies of water, and so on.