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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2006
Thomas Wailes, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Gareth J. Finucane, San Francisco, CA (US);
Michael J. Lawless, Oakland, CA (US);
Mark E. Wehner, Mountain View, CA (US);
Rodney J. Fernandez, Cupertino, CA (US);
Thomas Wailes, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Gareth J. Finucane, San Francisco, CA (US);
Michael J. Lawless, Oakland, CA (US);
Mark E. Wehner, Mountain View, CA (US);
Rodney J. Fernandez, Cupertino, CA (US);
Jollify Management Limited, Tortola, VG;
Abstract
Method and computer program product for navigating a map in a browser window of a user device via the Internet are disclosed. The method includes providing a first map for showing geographic context of a general area, providing a second map for showing geographic context of a portion of the general area, superimposing the second map onto the first map, wherein the second map is represented by a highlighted area in the first map, and navigating the first map using the highlighted area. The method further includes displaying points of interest inside the highlighted area of the first map and in the second map for assisting a user in navigating to the points of interest, and displaying additional points of interest outside the shaded area of the first map for assisting a user in navigating to the additional points of interest.