Patent ID: 9429431
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: G01C,G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method for presenting map information to a user, the method comprising: accessing a map, the map including a set of paths; receiving, via a touchscreen, touch pad, or computer mouse of an electronic device, an input from the user; determining an input-space point within an input space corresponding to the input; associating the input-space point with a geographic location identified by the map; receiving, via the touchscreen, touch pad, or computer mouse of the electronic device, an input trajectory from the user that is initiated at the input-space point; and providing, via an output component of the electronic device, non-visual output that characterizes a degree to which the input trajectory tracks a path of the set of paths, wherein the non-visual output indicates whether the input trajectory is veering off of the path, the path being associated with a previous input.