Method for updating map displays
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1. A method, comprising:
- displaying a point of interest icon associated with a point of interest entry of a database at a first location on a geographical map rendered on a graphical display device;
responsive to user input with drawing tools displayed on the graphical display device, outlining a structure depicted on the geographical map at a second location to generate an outline;
responsive to a user relocating the point of interest icon, moving the point of interest icon on the geographical map from the first location to the second location;
storing outline data related to the outline as an updated map layer;
storing updated geo-coordinate data related to the point of interest icon at the second location in the point of interest entry in the database;
providing the updated map layer to a plurality of map display programs for display on a plurality of graphical display devices associated with a plurality of computers; and
providing the database entry with the updated POI icon data to a plurality of map display programs for display on a plurality of graphical display devices associated with a plurality of computers.
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Abstract
A method for updating a computer generated may including providing tools for a user to draw building outlines on the map, and move icons that are associated with the building to points near on inside the new outline. Thereafter, the update map and icon location are distributed for display on a plurality of computer displays.
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1. A method, comprising:
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displaying a point of interest icon associated with a point of interest entry of a database at a first location on a geographical map rendered on a graphical display device; responsive to user input with drawing tools displayed on the graphical display device, outlining a structure depicted on the geographical map at a second location to generate an outline; responsive to a user relocating the point of interest icon, moving the point of interest icon on the geographical map from the first location to the second location; storing outline data related to the outline as an updated map layer; storing updated geo-coordinate data related to the point of interest icon at the second location in the point of interest entry in the database; providing the updated map layer to a plurality of map display programs for display on a plurality of graphical display devices associated with a plurality of computers; and providing the database entry with the updated POI icon data to a plurality of map display programs for display on a plurality of graphical display devices associated with a plurality of computers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of updating map information, the method comprising:
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causing a point of interest icon to be displayed at a first location on a geographical map on a computer display; after movement of the icon on the displayed geographical map responsive to input from a user and an indication by the user that indicates that the moved icon is now located at a second more representative location for the point of interest, receiving geo-coordinate data of the second more representative location for the point of interest; storing said geo-coordinate data of the second location of the point of interest as a database entry that is associated with said point of interest and also storing a date stamp value in association with the received geo-coordinate data indicating when the storing occurred; and
,thereafter, providing the second location geo-coordinate data of the point of interest through a communication channel to a plurality of map display programs for display on a plurality of displays associated with a plurality of computers. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of receiving map information, the method comprising:
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receiving from a first source, first information regarding a point of interest; receiving from a second source, that is different than the first source, second information regarding said point of interest; causing to be displayed on a display screen of a computing device, concurrently on a geographical map, the point of interest comprising information from said first and said second sources; after causing the point of interest to be displayed, creating or updating a database entry associated with said point of interest comprising information from either one or both of said first or said second sources and storing a date stamp value in association with each created or updated database entry indicating when the creation or updating occurred; thereafter, updating a first map layer independent of a second map layer, wherein the first map layer comprises points of interest and the second map layer comprises a geographical map; and
,thereafter, causing the display on a plurality of displays of said first and said second map layers. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A method of updating map information, the method comprising:
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receiving from a first source, first information regarding a first set of points of interest; receiving from a second source that is different than the first source, second information regarding a second set of points of interest; creating or updating database entries associated with said first and said second sets of points of interest comprising the information received regarding the first and said second sets of points of interest; storing a date stamp value in association with each created or updated database entry indicating when the creation or updating occurred; updating a first map layer independent of a second map layer, wherein the first map layer comprises points of interest data from said database and the second map layer comprises a geographical map; and
,thereafter, causing the display on a plurality of displays said first and said second map layers. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. A method of updating map information, the method comprising:
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providing first and second points of interest data sets; receiving update data with respect to said first or second point of interest data sets to create first or second update point of interest data sets; storing a date stamp value in association with each created first or second update point of interest data set; and selectively providing said first or second update point of interest data sets to a computer configured to display a map from one or more map layers, including at least a geographical map layer and a point of interest map layer; wherein the computer is configured to selectively obtain the data for said point of interest map layer from first and second point of interest data sets associated with said computer; and
further wherein said computer is configured to store said first or second update point of interest data sets into a corresponding one of said first and second point of interest data sets associated with said computer; and
wherein said configured computer displays the map from one or more map layers, including at least a geographical map layer and a point of interest map layer.
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