Synchronization for mapping applications

A user can access a mapping application from multiple devices, and updates made through one application can automatically be synchronized across the other devices. In some embodiments, a number of different activities of a user, such as entering an address or selecting a route, can cause information...

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Main Authors Kornfeld Ronald A, Gigliotti Samuel S
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 03.01.2017
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
ELECTRICITY
PHYSICS
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS
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Summary:A user can access a mapping application from multiple devices, and updates made through one application can automatically be synchronized across the other devices. In some embodiments, a number of different activities of a user, such as entering an address or selecting a route, can cause information for that activity to be provided to a logically centralized system or service. The system or service then can notify the other devices of updated map state information for the user, which those devices can then request or download. The map information can include point of interest (POI) information from a number of sources, such as from a media information source that is able to provide POI information for locations associated with books, movies, music, and other types of media.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201213528471