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Patent US7620496 - Combined map scale and measuring tool - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA combined map scale and measuring tool can be used in digital mapping systems. In the scale mode, the scale indicates the correct scale, for example, at the center of the map. It can be updated with every pan, zoom or resize operation the user performs, and can further update to compensate for map distortion...http://www.google.com/patents/US7620496?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7620496 - Combined map scale and measuring toolAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7620496 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/181,016Publication dateNov 17, 2009Filing dateJul 12, 2005Priority dateMar 23, 2004Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS20060206264Publication number11181016, 181016, US 7620496 B2, US 7620496B2, US-B2-7620496, US7620496 B2, US7620496B2InventorsJens Eilstrup RasmussenOriginal AssigneeGoogle Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (50), Non-Patent Citations (24), Referenced by (14), Classifications (20), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetCombined map scale and measuring toolUS 7620496 B2Abstract A combined map scale and measuring tool can be used in digital mapping systems. In the scale mode, the scale indicates the correct scale, for example, at the center of the map. It can be updated with every pan, zoom or resize operation the user performs, and can further update to compensate for map distortion caused by the map projection. The tool mode is entered once the user drags one or both of the scale endpoints onto the map. The distance between two endpoints of the tool can be displayed. A new point can be added each time the user drags a line between existing endpoints of the tool. Info windows can be opened that include relevant information about the endpoints (e.g., latitude/longitude, geo code), and provide option to convert the tool segments to driving directions. A drag and drop location marker is also provided.
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