METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPRESENTING A DEVICE'S TRAVERSAL ALONG A ROUTE

Some embodiments provide a device that employs novel processes for displaying data regarding its movement in a region. For instance, in some embodiments, the device displays concurrently two independent indicators of its movement in a user interface (UI) that it displays on a display screen (e.g., on its display screen). One indicator is a displayed route representation that illustrates the device's past translational movement within the region. The other indicator is a displayed orientation representation that illustrates the device's current orientation within the region. When the device can move rotationally, the current-orientation representation illustrates the device's rotational movement at the current location of the device. In some embodiments, the orientation indicator is, or is part of, a current-location identifier that is placed at an end of the route representation to identify the current location of the device within the region. The current-location identifier in some of these embodiments is a compass, with the orientation indicator being the needle of this compass.