Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and systems for decluttering icons representing points of interest on a map
- Patent Title (中): 表示地图上兴趣点的图标的方法和系统
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Application No.: US12246413Application Date: 2008-10-06
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Publication No.: US08671355B2Publication Date: 2014-03-11
- Inventor: Antony M. Pegg , Joshua J. Babetski , Angela S. Olivero , Gopakumar Sivanpillai , Anil Mathew
- Applicant: Antony M. Pegg , Joshua J. Babetski , Angela S. Olivero , Gopakumar Sivanpillai , Anil Mathew
- Applicant Address: US CO Denver
- Assignee: MapQuest, Inc.
- Current Assignee: MapQuest, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CO Denver
- Agency: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P.
- Main IPC: G06F3/048
- IPC: G06F3/048

Abstract:
Methods and systems are provided for decluttering icons on a map graphically presented on a display. In one implementation, a method is provided for decluttering icons representing points-of-interest on a map, wherein the method includes determining whether icons in a map view are overlapping and grouping the icons which are determined to overlap into at least one icon group. The method may also include repositioning the icons in each icon group into a decluttered icon patterns, wherein repositioning includes repositioning the icons at a predetermined distance from a common focal point. In addition, the method may include adjusting the repositioned icons to a different position in the map view when the repositioned icons overlap. Additionally, or alternatively, the method may include repositioning an icon in at least one decluttered icon pattern to a new position in the map view based on input from a user.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090100363A1 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DECLUTTERING ICONS REPRESENTING POINTS OF INTEREST ON A MAP Public/Granted day:2009-04-16
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