Method and system for presenting operational data by geographical location

• US 20020078131A1
• Filed: 06/28/2001
• Published: 06/20/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Qwest Communications International Incorporated (Lumen Technologies, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Qwest Communications International Incorporated (Lumen Technologies, Inc.)
• Inventors: Smithrud, Gary M., Laufmann, Steven C., Peltz, Christopher J., Dowd, Susan J., Hansen, Benjamin E.
• Application Number:
  US09/896,927
• Publication Number:
  US 20020078131A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/201
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/206 Drawing of charts or graphs

Abstract

A method and system for presenting information by geographical location in a geographical region includes a map data input and an operational data input. The map data input provides map data of a geographical region including geographical locations within the geographical region. The operational data input provides operational data associated with the geographical locations within the geographical region. A processor processes the map data and the operational data to generate a map display of the geographical region for presenting operational data by geographic location. The processor classifies the operational data into classifications and then associates the classifications and the operational data with the map data to generate the map display.

Claims

1. A method for presenting data including telecommunications operational data and map data using a plurality of data groups comprising:

receiving the map data;

receiving the telecommunications operational data;

classifying the telecommunications operational data into the plurality of data groups;

associating the plurality of data groups and the telecommunications operational data with the map data;

assigning a plurality of identifiers to the plurality of data groups, wherein the plurality of identifiers indicate a ranking of importance for the plurality of data groups; and

generating a display including the associated plurality of data groups with the assigned plurality of identifiers, the telecommunications operational data, and the map data.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein generating the display comprises generating a map display.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein generating the display comprises generating a tabular display.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein classifying the telecommunications operational data into the plurality of data groups comprises grouping the telecommunications operational data into the plurality of data groups based on a value of the telecommunications operational data.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein assigning the plurality of identifiers to the plurality of data groups comprises assigning a graduated color scheme to the plurality of data groups, wherein the graduated color scheme corresponds to the ranking of importance.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the graduated color scheme comprises a plurality of colors corresponding to the ranking of importance, wherein the plurality of colors comprise a dark color, plurality of medium colors, and a light color.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein assigning a graduated color scheme to the plurality of data groups comprises assigning the dark color to the data group corresponding to a highest ranking in the ranking of importance.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein assigning a graduated color scheme to the plurality of data groups comprises assigning the light color to the data group corresponding to a lowest ranking in the ranking of importance.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein assigning a graduated color scheme to the plurality of data groups comprises assigning the plurality of medium colors to the data group corresponding to a plurality of medium rankings in between the highest and lowest rankings in the ranking of importance.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the gray scale shading scheme comprises a plurality of shadings corresponding to the ranking of importance, wherein the plurality of shadings comprise a dark shading, plurality of medium shadings, and a light shading.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein assigning a gray scale shading scheme to the plurality of data groups comprises assigning the dark shading to the data group corresponding to a highest ranking in the ranking of importance.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein assigning a gray scale shading scheme to the plurality of data groups comprises assigning the light shading to the data group corresponding to a lowest ranking in the ranking of importance.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein assigning a gray scale shading scheme to the plurality of data groups comprises assigning the plurality of medium shadings to the data group corresponding to a plurality of medium rankings in between the highest and lowest rankings in the ranking of importance.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the map data comprises a geographic location.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the geographic location comprises a telecommunications service area.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the telecommunications service area comprises individual service areas.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the telecommunications service area comprises a state.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein the telecommunications service area comprises a plurality of states.

20. The system of claim 14, wherein the telecommunications operational data comprises telecommunication service data associated with the geographic location.

21. The system of claim 14, wherein the display comprises a map display.

22. The system of claim 14, wherein the display comprises a tabular display.

23. The system of claim 14, wherein the plurality of identifiers comprise a graduated color scheme.

24. The system of claim 23, wherein the graduated color scheme comprises a plurality of colors corresponding to the ranking of importance, wherein the plurality of colors comprise a dark color, plurality of medium colors, and a light color.

25. The system of claim 24, wherein the dark color corresponds to a highest ranking in the ranking of importance.

26. The system of claim 25, wherein the light color corresponds to a lowest ranking in the ranking of importance.

27. The system of claim 26, wherein the plurality of medium colors correspond to a plurality of medium rankings in between the highest and lowest rankings in the ranking of importance.

28. The system of claim 14, wherein the plurality of identifiers comprise a gray scale shading scheme.

29. The system of claim 28, wherein the gray scale shading scheme comprises a plurality of shadings corresponding to the ranking of importance, wherein the plurality of shadings comprise a dark shading, plurality of medium shadings, and a light shading.

30. The system of claim 29, wherein the dark shading corresponds to a highest ranking in the ranking of importance.

31. The system of claim 30, wherein the light shading corresponds to a lowest ranking in the ranking of importance.

32. The system of claim 31, wherein the plurality of medium shadings correspond to a plurality of medium rankings in between the highest and lowest rankings in the ranking of importance.

33. The system of claim 14, further comprising a graphical user interface (GUI), wherein the GUI is used to present the data.

34. The system of claim 14, wherein the map display comprises a report title, a legend, a map scale bar, and a tool menu.

14. A system for presenting data including telecommunications operational data, map data, a plurality of data groups, and a plurality of identifiers, wherein the plurality of identifiers indicate a ranking of importance for the plurality of data groups, the system comprising:

a map data input configured to receive the map data;

a telecommunications operational data input configured to receive the telecommunications operational data; and

a processor coupled to the map data input and the telecommunications operational data input and configured to classify the telecommunications operational data into the plurality of data groups, associate the plurality of data groups and the telecommunications operational data with the map data, assign the plurality of identifiers to the plurality of data groups, and generate a display including the associated plurality of data groups with the assigned plurality of identifiers, telecommunications operational data, and map data.