Patent Document ID: 7555725
Application ID: 11199843
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A system for providing an interactive electronic map, comprising: at least one computer programmed to cause a display device to display simultaneously thereon: a map with a portion thereof displayed highlighted; a magnified representation of the portion that is displayed highlighted; information in the magnified representation relating to one or more items associated with a geographic area represented by the map; and outside of the map being displayed and outside of the magnified representation being displayed, additional information relating to one or more of the items; the at least one computer being further programmed to cause the display device to display: in response to input to the at least one computer from a pointing device, another highlighted portion that is different from the highlighted portion, another magnified representation corresponding to the other highlighted portion and information in the other magnified representation relating to one or more items associated with a geographic area represented by the map, wherein the information displayed in the other magnified representation can be different from the information displayed in the magnified representation; and in response to input to the at least one computer from a pointing device that selects displayed additional information, indicating the information relating to the selected additional information in a magnified representation.