Patent Document ID: 20130166640
Application ID: 13333154
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. One or more computer-readable media comprising computer-executable instructions for providing efficient sharing of user-generated content through a digital map, the computer-executable instructions performing steps comprising: registering to receive user-generated content associated with a geographic location located within a defined geographic area specified with the registering; receiving a first user-generated content and a first geographic location associated therewith; identifying at least one digital map tile on which a presence of the first user-generated content is to be indicated; specifying a first location on the at least one digital map tile, corresponding to the first geographic location as represented on the at least one digital map tile, for a first indicator indicating the presence of the first user-generated content; transmitting the identification of the at least one digital map tile and the specification of the first location on the at least one digital map tile to both a map service providing the digital map to browser application programs and directly to dedicated application programs consuming the at least one digital map tile.