Patent ID: 9575992
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: G01C,G06F

Claim:
1. A method for presenting a digital map via a map presenting unit of a user terminal comprising: obtaining a first object and a first position of this first object; obtaining a digital map, said digital map comprising a reference position and the first position; determining a first line, which at one end is connected to the reference position and at another opposite end to said first position; and outputting a geographical area of the digital map including the reference position to the display device associated with the user terminal, wherein outputting the geographical area of the digital map comprises: providing, in the geographical area on the display device, a user input area extending between the reference position and the first position, and encircling said first line; and detecting a user input in the user input area and executing a map selecting function responsive to the detected user input.