Patent ID: 8589818

Claim:
A computer-implemented method in a map client device having a user interface for providing an indication of off-screen content during a geographic search, the method comprising: providing a digital map via the user interface; displaying a portion of the digital map corresponding to a selected geographic area within a viewport located in a first position; receiving a geographic search term via the user interface as the geographic search term is being input; and prior to receiving an indication that the geographic search term has been submitted for searching: (i) determining that the geographic search term identifies an off-screen entity located outside the selected geographic area, (ii) providing an off-screen content indicator that indicates the direction toward the location of the identified off-screen entity, and (iii) temporarily moving the viewport in a general direction of the location of the identified off-screen entity from the first position to a second position, wherein the off-screen content indicator is visible only when the viewport is moved to the second position.