| 摘要 |
Traditional map-based user interfaces generate disruptive and frustrating user experiences during location-based content exploration because once a user clicks on a preview info window overlaying the map to view its full content, the user is navigated away from the map into a new window disruptively. If the user wishes to go back to the map to explore the vicinity of the preview info window, another context switch involving window closing and navigating the user interface back to the map needs to occur. The present invention defines software methods for map-based user interfaces to provide end-to-end in-situ exploration and management of location-based content. Specifically, the present invention defines methods that enable both the preview and the full location-based content to be continuously explored, edited, and administered all within the map-based context to generate much more fluid, compact, and integrated user experiences for location-based content viewers, designers, and administrators. |
