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Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2016

Filed:

Jul. 11, 2012
Applicants:

Iljya Kalai, Zurich, CH;

Michael Siliski, San Francisco, CA (US);

Jerry Morrison, Mountain View, CA (US);

Keith Ito, Cambridge, MA (US);

Andrew T. Miller, Seattle, WA (US);

Inventors:

Iljya Kalai, Zurich, CH;

Michael Siliski, San Francisco, CA (US);

Jerry Morrison, Mountain View, CA (US);

Keith Ito, Cambridge, MA (US);

Andrew T. Miller, Seattle, WA (US);

Assignee:

GOOGLE INC., Mountain View, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 1/00 (2006.01); G01C 21/32 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/32 (2013.01); G01C 21/3415 (2013.01); G06F 17/30241 (2013.01); G06F 17/30902 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present application describes techniques for fetching map data as a selected subset of entire map data available, by selecting map data tiles corresponding to an area that encompasses a first route and to an area encompassing a secondary route based on the first route. An amount of map data accessed may be adjusted based on a priority of the secondary route.


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