Patent ID: 8527200

Claim:
A method, using physical data processing functionality, for assisting a user in interpreting a digital map, comprising: providing a current map bounding region (MBR) in response to a selection from the user, the MBR representing a portion of the digital map; determining a placement of the MBR with respect to an inaccurate location region (ILR) to provide relationship information, the ILR defining a spatial extent of indeterminacy with respect to a current location of the user; determining whether it is appropriate to provide a visual aid to the user based on the relationship information; generating the visual aid if it is deemed appropriate to provide the visual aid; and displaying the visual aid on the digital map, the visual aid assisting the user in assessing a relation of the MBR to a center point of the ILR, wherein said determining of the placement of the MBR comprises determining whether the MBR is entirely enclosed within the ILR.