Interactive map

摘要

An interactive capability enables a user to dynamically adjust the content of an electronic map. Different modes can be chosen to emphasize features relevant to a particular interest, e.g. commuting, tourism, weather, etc. Combinations of modes can be selected to create a customized map. When a search is conducted, the chosen mode functions as a filter for the retrieved results. The map responds to user input directed to a given feature, to display information relevant to that feature. Tapping or clicking on a highway displays the locations of services along the highway. Touching two points on the map causes available routes between them to be computed and displayed to the user, along with relevant data for each route. Geospatial applications can be integrated with the map to provide information pertaining to the area displayed on the map, and to refine search results to those that are relevant to the area.

主权项

1. A method for displaying a map on a computing device, comprising:
storing the map and information to be displayed on the map in a memory of the computing device, the stored information comprising one or more layers of information, including one or more first layers of information and one or more second layers of information, wherein each layer contains a respective type of information; displaying the map and the one or more layers of information superimposed upon the map on a display of the computing device; associating the one or more layers of information with a plurality of display modes each corresponding to a different topic of interest, wherein the plurality of display modes are different and distinct from the one or more layers; receiving a single user selection of a first display mode of the plurality of display modes, where the first display mode is associated with multiple first features in at least two layers of the one or more layers of information, wherein multiple second features in the at least two layers are not associated with the first display mode; in response to receiving the single user selection of the first display mode corresponding to a topic of interest, automatically and without human intervention:
emphasizing a value of at least one first display parameter for the multiple first features in the at least two layers of information, relative to a default value for the at least one first display parameter;suppressing a value of at least one second display parameter for the multiple second features in the at least two layers of information, relative to a default value for the at least one second display parameter; displaying a user interface via which the user is enabled to assign a numerical priority value to each of the plurality of display modes; and in response to a user input indicating a desire to switch from the first display mode to a second display mode, displaying the one or more layers of information associated with a display mode whose numerical priority value is immediately adjacent the numerical priority value of the first display mode.