Inventor

Seth Michael LaForge

Patents indexed

Year range

2007

Associated with

Years active

2007

Total patents

Most recent

2007

Frequent collaborator

James Christopher Norris

Domains

softwareconsumer_electronicstelecommunicationsgeospatial

Activity by decade

2000s

Patents

Career timeline

1 patents, in 2007

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How Digital Maps Are Built From Small Image Pieces

Google's 2007 patent on how to assemble small map images, called tiles, into a larger map view on your device, enabling smooth zooming and panning.

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