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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2012
Gonzalo A. Ramos, Kirkland, WA (US);
Timothy P. Wantland, Bellevue, WA (US);
Donald A. Barnett, Monroe, WA (US);
Romualdo T. Impas, Seattle, WA (US);
Gonzalo A. Ramos, Kirkland, WA (US);
Timothy P. Wantland, Bellevue, WA (US);
Donald A. Barnett, Monroe, WA (US);
Romualdo T. Impas, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Search results may be rendered on a map utilizing one or more points of interest. An individual point of interest may include a casing layer and a core layer. Casing layers and/or core layers may be configured to change in size and color at different levels of detail associated with zoom operations. Zoom operations may further include de-clustering overlapping points of interest to eliminate overlap. A hover input associated with a cluster may render a numerical value associated with a corresponding number of points of interest that appear in the cluster. Various embodiments provide a visual language that enables a continuous representation, at different levels of detail, that range from a single discrete point to multiple points that are near each other or clustered together to unify the look-and-feel of represented elements and provide interactive consistency across various map properties and platforms.