Patent ID: 9087455
Filing Date: 2015-07-21
Classification: G06F,G09B

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: displaying, by a processor, a map on a device; overlaying, by the processor, a grid onto the displayed map, each cell of the grid corresponding to a region having contained therewith a location on the map, wherein boundaries between adjacent cells are based on one of (i) a geometric array, and (ii) natural lines which follow geographical features of regions; receiving, by the processor, a user selection concerning a cell of the grid from the displayed map, wherein the user selection is received from a user and concerns any point within the region of the cell; retrieving, by the processor, information associated with the selected cell; and outputting, by the processor, a speech segment relating to the information, wherein the speech segment relating to the information which is output includes (i) a label and, following a delay, (ii) a hint, both of which change in relation to the layers of the map or zoom-levels associated with the map, the hint comprising a broader representation of the information compared with the label; and notifying, by the processor, the user via an alert signal when the hint and label are loaded.