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System and Method of Indicating the Distance or the Surface of an Image of a Geographical Object

A system and method is provided that displays cursors for street level images, where the cursor changes appearance based on the objects in the image, such as the geographic distance between the object…

DRIVE·Mar 31·1 min read

G06F3/04812 Google Inc.

METHODS AND DEVICES FOR INDUCTIVE COUPLING INTO POWER LINES

An electronic device is provided, including a housing having a back surface. The device includes a rechargeable battery, a capacitor, an inductor coil connected to the capacitor, the inductor coil bei…

DRIVE·Nov 16·1 min read

H02J7/025 Google Inc.

POSITION INDICATION CONTROLS FOR DEVICE LOCATIONS

Aspects of the disclosure relate generally to localizing mobile devices. In one example, a first location method associated with a first accuracy value may be used to estimate a location of the mobile…

DRIVE·Nov 9·1 min read

G01C21/206 Google Inc.

Guidebook Transit Routing

Systems and methods for recommending time independent or “guidebook” transit routes between an origin and a destination are provided. A score is generated for each transit route. The score can be used…

DRIVE·Nov 20·1 min read

G01C21/00 Google Inc.

PREDICTIVE TRANSIT CALCULATIONS

A computing device is described that determines an exit location at which a user of a computing device exited a stop associated with a transportation service. The computing device determines a predict…

DRIVE·Nov 20·1 min read

G01C21/00 Google Inc.