Patent ID: 7555725
Filing Date: 2009-06-30
Classification: G01C,G06F,G06T,G09B,G09G,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A system for providing an interactive electronic map, comprising: at least one computer programmed to cause a display device to display simultaneously thereon: the at least one computer being further programmed to cause the display device to display: in response to input to the at least one computer from a pointing device, another highlighted portion that is different from the highlighted portion, another magnified representation corresponding to the other highlighted portion and information in the other magnified representation relating to one or more items associated with a geographic area represented by the map, wherein the information displayed in the other magnified representation can be different from the information displayed in the magnified representation; and in response to input to the at least one computer from a pointing device that selects displayed additional information, indicating the information relating to the selected additional information in a magnified representation.