Patent Document ID: 20100220174
Application ID: 12778657
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. A method of providing an interactive mapping and panoramic imaging application for utilization by a computer user, the method comprising the steps of: displaying on a screen one of a plurality of panoramic images stored on a panoramic database, each panoramic image corresponding to a geographical location, the panoramic image navigable in response to input by the user, the panoramic image having embedded hotspots therein corresponding to selected panoramic images of geographically adjacent locations, displaying on the screen, simultaneous with displaying the panoramic image, a map image corresponding with the displayed panoramic image, the map image stored on a map database, the map navigable in response to input by the user, the map having embedded hotspots therein corresponding to the plurality of panoramic images, displaying on the screen, simultaneously with displaying the panoramic image and the map image, a text panel, the text panel displaying textual information corresponding to the displayed panoramic image, the text panel capable of receiving textual input from the user for activating a search of a text database having a plurality of text data corresponding to the plurality of panoramic images, updating the displayed panoramic image, the displayed map image and the displayed textual information, in response to the user activating a hotspot, such that the displayed panoramic image, the displayed map image and the displayed textual information correspond to one another.