Patent ID: 8504945

Claim:
A method for displaying point-of-interest (“POI”)-related content on an electronic map, comprising: providing an electronic device having a map display application that is coupled to the internet and a display for displaying a selected area of an electronic map, wherein at each zoom level, the electronic map displays at least one POI; defining a pre-determined zoom level for the electronic map; receiving a zoom-in command, wherein the zoom-in command is directed at the selected area of the electronic map; determining if the pre-determined zoom level of the electronic map has been reached; if the pre-determined zoom level has been reached, determining the number of POIs displayed on the electronic map prior to receiving the last zoom-in command; if it is determined a single POI was displayed on the electronic map prior to receiving the last zoom-in command, selecting the single POI; if it is determined two or more POIs were displayed on the electronic map prior to receiving the last zoom-in command, further: determining the geographic coordinates of a center of the selected area displayed on the electronic map; determining the geographic coordinates of the two or more POIs; comparing the geographic coordinates of each of the two or more POIs with the geographic coordinates of the center of the map; determining which of the two or more POIs has associated POI-related content on the remote server; and selecting from the two or more POIs having the associated POI-related content on the remote server, the POI closest to the center of the selected area of the electronic map; transmitting information identifying the selected POI to the remote server; receiving the POI-related content for the selected POI from the remote server; and displaying the POI-related content on the display.