Interactive electronically presented map

• US 10,444,943 B2
• Filed: 02/10/2017
• Issued: 10/15/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Activemap LLC
• Original Assignee: Activemap LLC
• Inventors: Abramson, Michael, Jakubassa, Erika, Grisham, Michael, Atkin, Geoff
• Primary Examiner(s): Tan, Alvin H
• Application Number:
  US15/429,359
• Publication Number:
  US 20170153776A1
• Time in Patent Office: 977 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/367 Details, e.g. road map scale, orientation, zooming, illumination, level of detail, scrolling of road map or positioning of current position marker
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3673 Labelling using text of road map data items, e.g. road names, POI names
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3682 output of POI information on a road map G01C21/3614, G01C21/3685 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04805 Virtual magnifying lens, i.e. window or frame movable on top of displayed information to enlarge it for better reading or selection
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04812 Interaction techniques based on cursor appearance or behaviour, e.g. being affected by the presence of displayed objects
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/134 Hyperlinking
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 3/047 Fisheye or wide-angle transformations
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 3/053 Detail-in-context presentations fisheye or wide-angle transformations G06T3/047
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 29/007 using computer methods
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/14 Display of multiple viewports
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 Object-oriented database structure processing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99948 Application of database or data structure, e.g. distributed, multimedia, or image

Abstract

The present invention provides computerized systems and methods for providing electronically presented interactive area representation, such as a map, and information associated therewith. A user can select text, imagery, or other information presented on the map and associated with one or more items or locations, causing presentation of information relating to the associated one or more items or locations, such as appropriate contact information or a hyperlink to an appropriate Web site. Additionally or alternatively, a user can input or select, based on a query or otherwise, information relating to one or more items or locations associated with text, imagery, or other information presented on the map, causing presentation of an indication of one or more locations of the associated text, imagery, or other information on the map. A magnifier feature allowing internal navigation within the map can be provided. Additionally, animated images can appear to move over the map.

Claims

1. A method implemented by at least one computer for providing user-interactive displays of representations of geographical areas and information related thereto for presentation on an electronic display device, the method comprising:

the at least one computer receiving a request and in response, providing for presentation on the display device in a first display which includes at least all of;

graphical information representing a first portion of a geographical area;

item information for presentation at two or more locations on the first portion of the geographical area related to two or more respective items associated with the first portion of the geographical area; and

first information, all or a portion of which is user-selectable, identifying at least a first and a second of the two or more items associated with the first portion of the geographical area;

the method further comprising

receiving user input to the at least one computer to select user-selectable information relating to the first of the two or more items from the user-selectable information and in response, the at least one computer providing for presentation on the display device in a second display which is at least partially different from the first display and includes at least all of;

graphical information representing a portion of the geographical area;

item information, related to at least the first item, for presentation at respective locations on the portion of the geographical area;

second information, identifying at least the first and the second of the two or more items responsive to the request, all or a portion of which is user-selectable; and

additional information about the first item, including user-selectable information relating to the first item;

the method further comprising;

receiving user input to the at least one computer to select user-selectable information from the second information relating to the second item and in response, the at least one computer providing for presentation on the display device in another display which is at least partially different from the second display and includes at least all of;

graphical information representing another portion of the geographical area at least partially different from the previously displayed portion of the geographical area;

item information for presentation on the another portion of the geographical area related to at least the second item;

third information, all or a portion of which is user-selectable, identifying the second item and at least one other item responsive to the request that are associated with the geographical area; and

additional information about the second item including user selectable information relating to the second item.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the steps of the at least one computer providing for presentation on the display device in the first, second and another displays comprises the at least one computer transmitting information over the Internet presentable in at least one web page on the display device.

3. A non-transitory computer readable medium or media including computer code that causes at least one computer to perform a method for providing user-interactive displays of representations of geographical areas and information related thereto for presentation on an electronic display device, the method comprising:

the at least one computer receiving a request and in response, providing for presentation on the display device in a first display which includes at least all of;

graphical information representing a first portion of a geographical area;

item information for presentation at two or more locations on the first portion of the geographical area related to two or more respective items associated with the first portion of the geographical area; and

first information, all or a portion of which is user-selectable, identifying at least a first and a second of the two or more items associated with the first portion of the geographical area;

the method further comprising

receiving user input to the at least one computer to select user-selectable information relating to the first of the two or more items from the user-selectable information and in response, the at least one computer providing for presentation on the display device in a second display which is at least partially different from the first display and includes at least all of;

graphical information representing a portion of the geographical area;

item information, related to at least the first item, for presentation at respective locations on the portion of the geographic area;

second information, identifying at least the first and the second of the two or more items responsive to the request, all or a portion of which is user-selectable; and

additional information about the first item including user-selectable information relating to the first item;

the method further comprising;

receiving user input to the at least one computer to select user-selectable information from the second information relating to the second item and in response, the at least one computer providing for presentation on the display device in another display which is at least partially different from the second display and includes at least all of;

graphical information representing another portion of the geographical area at least partially different from the previously displayed portion of the geographical area;

item information for presentation on the another portion of the geographical area related to at least the second item;

third information, all or a portion of which is user-selectable, identifying the second item and at least one other item responsive to the request that are associated with the geographical area; and

additional information about the second item including user-selectable information relating to the second item.

4. The computer readable medium or media of claim 3, wherein the steps of the at least one computer providing for presentation on the display device in the first, second and another displays comprises the at least one computer transmitting information over the Internet presentable in at least one web page on the display device.

5. A system for providing user-interactive displays of representations of geographical areas and information related thereto for presentation on an electronic display device, the system comprising:

at least one computer programmed at least to;

receive a request and in response provide for presentation on the display device in a first display which includes at least all of;

graphical information representing a first portion of the geographical area;

item information for presentation at two or more locations on the first portion of the geographical area related to two or more respective items associated with the first portion the geographical area; and

first information, all or a portion of which is user-selectable, identifying at least a first and a second of the two or more items associated with the first portion of the geographical area;

the at least one computer being further programmed at least to;

receive user input to the at least one computer to select user-selectable information relating to the first of the two or more items from the user-selectable information and in response, provide for presentation on the display device in a second display which is at least partially different from the first display and includes at least all of;

graphical information representing a portion of the geographical area;

item information, related to at least the first item, for presentation at respective locations on the portion of the geographical area;

second information, identifying at least the first and the second of the two or more items responsive to the request, all of a portion of which is user-selectable; and

additional information about the first item including user-selectable information relating to the first item;

the at least one computer being further programmed at least to;

receive user input to the at least one computer to select user-selectable information from the second information relating to the second item and in response, provide for presentation on the display device in another display which is at least partially different from the second display and includes at least all of;

graphical information representing another portion of the geographical area at least partially different from the previously displayed portion of the geographical area;

item information for presentation on the another portion of the geographical area related to at least the second item;

third information, all or a portion of which is user-selectable, identifying the second item and at least one other item responsive to the request that are associated with the geographical area; and

additional information about the second item including user-selectable information relating to the second item.

6. The computer system of claim 5, wherein the at least one computer comprises at least one web server which is programmed to transmit information presentable in a web page on the display device.