US Patent 7941271 Displaying images related to a requested path

Patent 7941271 was granted and assigned to Microsoft on May, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Overview Structured Data Issues Contributors Activity

Is a

Patent

Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Microsoft

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7941271

Date of Patent

May 10, 2011

Patent Application Number

11562143

Date Filed

November 21, 2006

Patent Citations Received

‌

US Patent 11979654 Portable information device having real-time display with relevant information

Patent Primary Examiner

‌

Thomas G Black

Patent abstract

A system, method and computer-readable media are disclosed for displaying images corresponding to a path. The method can include downloading a path and one or more images corresponding to positions along the path, wherein the downloaded images are actual images of an environment near the corresponding positions. Additionally, the method can include detecting a position of a mobile device, and providing the downloaded images as the mobile device moves to the corresponding detected positions along the path.