Patent Document ID: 9489766
Application ID: 14364565
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A position searching method, based on an electronic map, the method comprising: at an electronic device having one or more processors and a display; receiving a keyword of a searching object; searching the electronic map with the keyword to obtain a geographical position of the searching object; acquiring a respective panoramic image of a scene that is located within a geographical area around the geographical position of the searching object; calculating, according to position information of the scene, a distance between a geographical position of the panoramic image and the geographical position of the searching object; generating an image from the panoramic image, wherein: the generated image is centered on the geographical position of the searching object; and the generated image is characterized by an area that is inversely proportional to the distance between the geographical position of the panoramic image and the geographical position of the searching object; and outputting the generated image on the display.