IP Library Granted Patent US 10,648,819
Granted Patent B2
US 10,648,819 · App. 15/848,989 · Granted May 12, 2020

System and method for displaying address information on a map

Inventor: Ronald Anthony Dicke (Ottawa, CA)
Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
G01C21/26G01C21/30G01S19/13
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,648,819
App. No.
15/848,989
Granted
May 12, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of displaying a map on a device includes determining position information of a position on the map, displaying a graphical position indicator representing the position on the map, determining address information corresponding to the position on the map, and presenting the address information via a user interface of the device by displaying a street number on the map adjacent to the graphical position indicator.

Claims (35)

1. A method of displaying a map on a wireless communications device, the method comprising:

obtaining current position information for a current position of the wireless communications device, the current position information comprising a path segment of the map;

displaying, via a user interface of the wireless communications device, a graphical position indicator representing the current position on the map;

determining address information corresponding to the current position, the address information comprising an address range corresponding to the path segment; and

displaying an indication of the address range.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the path segment comprises a roadway segment having first and second segment ends, and the address range comprises a street number corresponding to the first segment end and a street number corresponding to the second segment end.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein displaying the indication of the address range comprises, for each of the first and second segment ends, displaying the corresponding street number adjacent to the segment end on the map.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the first and second segment ends each comprise a respective roadway intersection.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein displaying the indication of the address range comprises, for each roadway intersection, displaying the corresponding street number adjacent to the roadway intersection on the map.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the address information comprises obtaining, from a server, address data containing the address information.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the address information further comprises a street number corresponding to the current position, and the method further comprises displaying the street number adjacent to the graphical position indicator.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein obtaining the current position information comprises determining the current position of the wireless communications device.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein obtaining the current position information further comprises determining that the wireless communications device is traveling along the path segment.

10. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising code which, when loaded into memory and executed on a processor of a wireless communications device, causes the device to:

obtain current position information for a current position of the wireless communications device, the current position information comprising a path segment of a map;

display, via a user interface of the wireless communications device, a graphical position indicator representing the current position on the map;

determine address information corresponding to the current position, the address information comprising an address range corresponding to the path segment;

display an indication of the address range.

11. The computer readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the path segment comprises a roadway segment having first and second segment ends, and the address range comprises a street number corresponding to the first segment end and a street number corresponding to the second segment end.

12. The computer readable medium of claim 10 , wherein displaying the indication of the address range comprises, for each of the first and second segment ends, displaying the corresponding street number adjacent to the segment end on the map.

13. The computer readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the first and second segment ends each comprise a respective roadway intersection.

14. The computer readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the address information further comprises a street number corresponding to the current position, and the method further comprises displaying the street number adjacent to the graphical position indicator.

15. A wireless communications device comprising:

a display for displaying a map;

memory; and

a processor operatively coupled to the memory, the memory and processor being configured to cause the wireless communications device to:

obtain current position information for a current position of the wireless communications device, the current position information comprising a path segment;

display, via a user interface of the wireless communications device, a graphical position indicator representing the current position on the map;

determine address information corresponding to the current position, the address information comprising an address range corresponding to the path segment;

display an indication of the address range.

16. The wireless communications device of claim 15 , wherein the path segment comprises a roadway segment having first and second segment ends, and the address range comprises a street number corresponding to the first segment end and a street number corresponding to the second segment end.

17. The wireless communications device of claim 16 , wherein displaying the indication of the address range comprises, for each of the first and second segment ends, displaying the corresponding street number adjacent to the segment end on the map.

18. The wireless communications device of claim 16 , wherein the first and second segment ends each comprise a respective roadway intersection.

19. The wireless communications device of claim 16 , wherein the address information further comprises a street number corresponding to the current position, and the method further comprises displaying the street number adjacent to the graphical position indicator.

20. The wireless communications device of claim 1 , wherein obtaining the current position information comprises determining the current position of the wireless communications device.

Assignments (4)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Jun 19, 2023
From: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
To: MALIKIE INNOVATIONS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 064269/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 16, 2023
From: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
To: MALIKIE INNOVATIONS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 064104/0103 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 22, 2018
From: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
To: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 045669/0794 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 20, 2017
From: DICKE, RONALD ANTHONY
To: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
Reel/Frame 044451/0621 →
Continuity (6)
Continuation 15237215 · Aug 15, 2016
Continuation 14746220 · Jun 22, 2015
Continuation 14220217 · Mar 20, 2014
Continuation 13912257 · Jun 7, 2013
Continuation 11936455 · Nov 7, 2007
Related Publication 20180112989A1 · Apr 26, 2018