Patent ID: 7921136

Claim:
A method of using a source database for forming derived products, wherein the source database contains data that represent geographic features in a region including roads in the region, the method comprising: maintaining the data that represents the geographic features in the region, the data including road segment data records formatted to be compiled for a vehicle navigation system, and wherein the road segment records are associated with attributes suitable to provide navigation-related functions including vehicle route calculation and vehicle route guidance, the attributes including (i) geographic coordinates, (ii) a street name, (iii) an address range, (iv) a turn restriction, and (v) road shape; using the data from the source database to form a template database; using the template database with a tool set to develop a CG (computer graphics) scene from a street level viewpoint, wherein the scene depicts at least some of the geographic features, and wherein the template database is stored on a computer-readable storage medium; and making an entertainment feature that includes the CG scene as a scene of the entertainment feature, the entertainment feature comprising a feature selected from the group consisting of: a television show, a motion picture, and a television commercial, wherein the entertainment feature is not a video game and is not a navigation application, wherein the entertainment feature contains characters and plot details that contribute to a story line of the entertainment feature, and wherein the CG scene is portrayed from the street level viewpoint.