US 12,242,704 B2
System and method of indicating the distance or the surface of an image of a geographical object
Daniel Joseph Filip, San Jose, CA (US); and Andrew Timothy Szybalski, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to GOOGLE LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on May 15, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/317,587.
Application 18/317,587 is a continuation of application No. 17/496,462, filed on Oct. 7, 2021, granted, now 11,650,708.
Application 17/496,462 is a continuation of application No. 15/292,226, filed on Oct. 13, 2016, granted, now 11,157,129, issued on Oct. 26, 2021.
Application 15/292,226 is a continuation of application No. 12/415,102, filed on Mar. 31, 2009, granted, now 9,477,368, issued on Oct. 25, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2023/0289026 A1, Sep. 14, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/04812 (2022.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 16/29 (2019.01)
CPC G06F 3/04812 (2013.01) [G01C 21/367 (2013.01); G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 16/29 (2019.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
receiving an image including a plurality of geographical objects including a first geographical object and a second geographical object;
providing the image for presentation on an electronic display of a computing device;
when a cursor associated with the computing device is provided for display on the image and positioned on the first geographical object, providing the cursor with a first visual characteristic based on a first distance which is associated with a distance between a camera which captured the image and the first geographical object; and
when the cursor is provided for display on the image and positioned on the second geographical object, providing the cursor with a second visual characteristic based on a second distance which is associated with a distance between the camera which captured the image and the second geographical object.