System and Method for Displaying Geographic Imagery

Abstract

In one aspect, a computer-implemented method is disclosed for providing geographic imagery. The method may include receiving, at a computing device, a request for a geographic image, wherein the geographic image depicts at least a portion of a selected location within a geographic area. In addition, the method may include presenting, with the computing device, the geographic image and superimposing a map including normalized travel way data associated with the geographic area over at least a portion of the geographic image.

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         21 . A computer-implemented method, comprising:
 presenting, with a computing device, a camera-captured image for display on a user interface of a client device, the camera-captured image depicting a location within a geographic area, the geographic area including at least one entity;   receiving, with the computing device, data indicative of a first user interaction with the user interface of the client device;   in response to the first user interaction, presenting, with the computing device, a map view for display on the user interface;   superimposing, with the computing device, indicia associated with the at least one entity over at least a portion of the map view;   receiving, with the computing device, data indicative of a second user interaction with the indicia superimposed over the map view; and   in response to the second user interaction, accessing, with the computing device, data associated with the at least one entity for display on the user interface of the client device.   
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the camera-captured image depicts a street level view of the geographic area. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 22 , wherein superimposing indicia associated with the at least one entity over at least a portion of the map view comprises superimposing indicia associated with the at least one entity located within a given area surrounding a current location of the client device. 
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein presenting the map view for display on the user interface comprises presenting a map for display on the user interface, the map covering a portion of the camera-captured image displayed on the user interface. 
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein the map is opaque or filled-in such that the portion of the camera-captured image covered by the map is not visible to a user of the client device. 
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein receiving data indicative of a first user interaction with the user interface of the client device comprises receiving data indicative of a touch input on the user interface, the map view being presented in response to the touch input. 
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the indicia comprises at least one of a name, image, logo associated with the at least one entity or a logo that identifies services offered by the at least one entity. 
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the at least one entity comprises at least one of a business or a restaurant. 
     
     
         29 . A system for displaying geographic imagery, the system comprising:
 one or more computing devices including one or more processors and associated memory, the memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the one or more computing devices to:
 present a camera-captured image for display on a user interface of a client device, the camera-captured image depicting a location within a geographic area, the geographic area including at least one entity; 
 receive data indicative of a first user interaction with the user interface of the client device; 
 in response to the first user interaction, present a map view for display on the user interface; 
 superimpose indicia associated with the at least one entity over at least a portion of the map view; 
 receive data indicative of a second user interaction with the indicia superimposed over the map view; and 
 in response to the second user interaction, access data associated with the at least one entity for display on the user interface of the client device. 
   
     
     
         30 . The system of  claim 29 , wherein the camera-captured image depicts a street level view of the geographic area. 
     
     
         31 . The system of  claim 30 , wherein the one or more computing devices are configured to superimpose indicia associated with the at least one entity located within a given area surrounding a current location of the client device. 
     
     
         32 . The system of  claim 29 , wherein the map view presented for display on the user interface comprises a map, the map covering a portion of the camera-captured image displayed on the user interface. 
     
     
         33 . The system of  claim 32 , wherein the map is opaque or filled-in such that the portion of the camera-captured image covered by the map is not visible to a user of the client device. 
     
     
         34 . The system of  claim 29 , wherein the first user interaction corresponds to a touch input on the user interface, the one or more computing devices being configured to present the map view in response to the touch input. 
     
     
         35 . The system of  claim 29 , wherein the indicia comprises at least one of a name, image, logo associated with the at least one entity or a logo that identifies services offered by the at least one entity. 
     
     
         36 . The system of  claim 29 , wherein the at least one entity comprises at least one of a business or a restaurant. 
     
     
         37 . A tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations, comprising:
 presenting a camera-captured image for display on a user interface of a client device, the camera-captured image depicting a location within a geographic area, the geographic area including at least one entity;   receiving data indicative of a first user interaction with the user interface of the client device;   in response to the first user interaction, presenting a map view for display on the user interface;   superimposing indicia associated with the at least one entity over at least a portion of the map view;   receiving data indicative of a second user interaction with the indicia superimposed over the map view; and   in response to the second user interaction, accessing data associated with the at least one entity for display on the user interface of the client device.   
     
     
         38 . The computer-readable medium of clam  37 , wherein the camera-captured image depicts a street level view of the geographic area. 
     
     
         39 . The computer-readable medium of clam  37 , wherein presenting the map view for display on the user interface comprises presenting a map for display on the user interface, the map covering a portion of the camera-captured image displayed on the user interface. 
     
     
         40 . The computer-readable medium of clam  39 , wherein the map is opaque or filled-in such that the portion of the camera-captured image covered by the map is not visible to a user of the client device.