{"schema_version":"1.0","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-8527200","patent":{"patent_number":"US-8527200","title":"Visual aid for assisting a user in interpreting a digital map","assignee":null,"inventors":[],"filing_date":"2010-11-29T00:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2013-09-03T00:00:00.000Z","cpc_codes":["G01C","G01C"],"num_claims":17,"abstract":"A visual aid determination module (VADM) is described for presenting a visual aid that helps a user in interpreting a digital map. Namely, the visual aid helps the user in interpreting the relation of a currently-displayed map bounding region (MBR) to a center point of an inaccurate location region (ILR). The ILR, in turn, conveys a range of indeterminacy associated with a currently-assessed location of the user. In one case, the visual aid corresponds to a series of concentric circles. The curvature, placement, and spacing of the circles help the user determine his or her bearing with respect to the center point of the ILR."},"analysis":{"summary":null,"layman_explanation":null,"technical_analysis":null,"business_analysis":null,"faqs":null,"topics":[],"tech_cluster":null},"seo":{"title":"Visual aid for assisting a user in interpreting a digital map","description":"A visual aid determination module (VADM) is described for presenting a visual aid that helps a user in interpreting a digital map. Namely, the visual aid helps the user in interpreting the relation of","keywords":[]},"attribution":{"source":"Patentable","source_url":"https://patentable.app","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-8527200","license":"CC-BY-4.0-like","license_terms":"AI-generated analysis on this page (summary, layman_explanation, technical_analysis, business_analysis, faqs) may be reused with attribution and a visible link back to the canonical URL above. Patent abstracts, claims, and bibliographic data are USPTO public domain.","required_link":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-8527200","citation_suggestion":"Patentable. \"Visual aid for assisting a user in interpreting a digital map\" (US-8527200). https://patentable.app/patents/US-8527200","copyright_holder":"Nomic Interactive Technology LLC"},"links":{"html":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-8527200","json":"https://patentable.app/api/llm-context/US-8527200","site":"https://patentable.app","llms_txt":"https://patentable.app/llms.txt"},"generated_at":"2026-05-31T10:35:48.529Z"}