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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2014
Applicant:
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventor:
Zhou Bailiang, Balgowlah, AU;
Assignee:
GOOGLE INC., Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G09B 29/10 (2006.01); G09B 29/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G01C 21/367 (2013.01); G09B 29/005 (2013.01); G09B 29/106 (2013.01);
Abstract
A digital map of a geographic area is provided via a user interface within a viewport, which defines a viewable portion of the digital map. The viewport is repositioned relative to the digital map in accordance with user commands provided via the user interface. A substantially continuous movement of the viewport in response to a plurality of similar user commands is detected. In response, a geographic place located in a general direction of the continuous movement of the viewport is determined, and a control for directly positioning the viewport over a portion of the digital map representing the geographic place is provided.