Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Representation of overlapping visual entities
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Application No.: US15163849Application Date: 2016-05-25
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Publication No.: US09620085B2Publication Date: 2017-04-11
- Inventor: Jeff J. Lin , Anne H. Loomis , Romualdo T. Impas , Alan Paulin
- Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Applicant Address: US WA Redmond
- Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Redmond
- Main IPC: G06F3/00
- IPC: G06F3/00 ; G09G5/14 ; G09B29/00 ; G09G5/00 ; B25B11/00 ; G06F17/30 ; G11B5/55 ; G06F17/24 ; G09G5/377

Abstract:
Various embodiments present a combined visual entity that represents overlapping visual entities. The combined visual entity can include a primary visualization that represents one of the overlapping visual entities and annotations that represent others of the overlapping visual entities. For example, a map view can include multiple geographical entities that overlap. A primary visualization can be rendered that represents one of the multiple geographical entities. The primary visualization can be visually annotated (e.g., with symbols, letters, or other visual indicators) to indicate others of the multiple geographical entities. In some embodiments, a zoom operation can cause visual entities to be added and/or removed from the combined visual entity.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160267880A1 REPRESENTATION OF OVERLAPPING VISUAL ENTITIES Public/Granted day:2016-09-15
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