Patent ID: 8463543

Claim:
A method implemented on a device having a processor and a display, the method comprising: analyzing map vector data, the map vector data comprising information describing map features including a start point, one or more potential end points, and one or more possible routes, each route having one or more route segments, from the start point to the respective possible end point; identifying a region of geographic focus; ranking the map features within the region of geographic focus in a usefulness index; selecting for display map features having a rank greater than a threshold for display; determining an orientation in which to display the selected map features on the display based on display attributes; drawing each route segment selected for display as an approximately straight line, the orientation of the line being an approximation of an overall direction of travel in actuality along the route segment; and presenting a schematic map of the selected map features on the display in an orientation optimized for the display, wherein the schematic map is distorted to emphasize areas of interest.