Patent ID: 8493408

Claim:
A computer-implemented method, comprising: providing for display a panoramic view, the panoramic view including a view from a geographic location; overlaying on the panoramic view an orientation indicator, the orientation indicator comprising a map that includes the geographic location, the map having a dark portion and a highlighted portion, the highlighted portion being geometrically defined by an angled wedge, wherein: a vertex of the angled wedge corresponds to the geographic location; the angle of the wedge opens in a direction corresponding to a field of view of the panoramic view from the geographic location; and the highlighted portion of the map displays geographic features in the highlighted portion brighter than geographic features displayed in the dark portion of the map; and in response to a change of field of view of the panoramic view, changing the opening direction or a magnitude of the angle, wherein the method is performed by a computing device; wherein the orientation indicator indicates the field of view of the panoramic view such that at least one geographic feature in the highlighted portion of the map corresponds to at least one geographic feature visible in the panoramic view and at least one geographic feature in the dark portion of the map corresponds to at least one geographic feature not visible in the panoramic view.