Patent ID: 6565610
Filing Date: 2003-05-20
Classification: G01C,G06T

Abstract:
A text placement program contained on a storage medium, the program comprising:a first routine that receives data identifying a plurality of candidate locations for placement of text associated with a plurality of represented geographic feature on a map image; a second routine that evaluates each candidate location of said plurality of candidate locations using an expression that provides a result, wherein the expression comprises: a clause of a first type indicative of whether a represented geographic feature is named at least once on the map image by considering whether the represented geographic feature has been previously named in another candidate location; if a candidate location being evaluated for text placement overlaps another candidate location, a clause of a second type indicative of an occurrence of the candidate location not overlapping another candidate location; and a third routine that determines whether to place text in the candidate location based upon the result provided by the expression.