Patent ID: 8654124

Claim:
A computer-based system comprising one or more computing devices having processing circuitry configured to: display a representation of a geographic area having geometric objects defining surfaces in the geographic area and texture rendered on the surfaces defined by the geometric objects, the texture being rendered at a first level of detail; transition to a display of a representation of at least a portion of the geographic area having texture rendered at a second level of detail using a temporal level of detail fade for the texture; wherein the temporal level of detail fade is implemented by adjusting an interpolant value over time based on a fade rate for the temporal level of detail fade, the interpolant value specifying a blend ratio for a blended texture, the fade rate being variable based on the difference between the first level of detail and the second level of detail; wherein the interpolant value is adjusted over time as a function of a difference between a calculated level of detail and the first level of detail and a difference between the second level of detail and the first level of detail, the calculated level of detail being determined as a function of a calculated level of detail for a previous frame, the fade rate, and a difference between a target level of detail for a view associated with the second frame and the first level of detail.