Patent ID: 7904238
Filing Date: 2011-03-08
Classification: G01C,G09B

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for displaying a route in a client-server system comprising: receiving a request related to rendering of a map; determining at least one route to be included in the map based on the request; determining, based on the route to be included in the map, a map region; identifying, based on the identified map region, first and second elements that are apart from the route, the first and second elements being different from the route and the first element being different from the second element; accessing a database, the database including a primary display attribute and a secondary display attributes for each of the first and second elements; and enabling, based on information accessed from within the database, a map to be rendered on a display and including part or all of the determined route and map region, the map including each of the first element and the second element with the primary display attribute being rendered for the first element and the secondary display attribute being rendered for the second element.