System and method for displaying transitions between map views

摘要

A system and method is provided for displaying a transition between a map and a street level image. In one aspect, the display on a mobile device transitions from a top-down view of a map to a street-level view of an image, such as a panoramic image, such that the mobile device uses the currently stored map image to perform a tilt and zoom transition.

主权项

1. A system comprising:
a display, a user input, and one or more processors capable of processing instructions, the instructions comprising: displaying a map image, from a substantially top-down perspective, of a location on the display; accessing, based on the location, a street level image in response to a user's activation of the user input, wherein the street level image displays a perspective-view image captured by a camera; displaying a transition between the map image and the street level image, the transition including displaying a horizon line wherein the position of the horizon line on the screen is selected so as to coincide with the position of the street level image's horizon on the screen, and iteratively stretching the map image to the horizon line so as to make the map appear to be tilted; and after displaying the transition, displaying the street level image.