METHOD FOR ENCODING AND SERVING GEOSPATIAL OR OTHER VECTOR DATA AS IMAGES
First Claim
1. A method of transmitting information indicative of an image comprising transmitting one or more nodes of information as a first image, transmitting a second image including information indicative of vectors defining characteristics to be utilized for display at predetermined locations in said first image, and transmitting a third image comprising a mapping between said first and second images such that a receiver of said first and second images can correlate said first and second images to utilize said vectors at said predetermined locations.
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Abstract
A system and method are disclosed which include providing a first layer of an image, the first layer including features of the image having locations within the first layer; and providing a second layer of the image, the second layer including data blocks corresponding to respective ones of the features; each data block being in a location in the second layer substantially corresponding to a location in the first layer of the feature corresponding to each data block, wherein a size and shape of the second layer substantially correspond to a size and shape of said first layer.
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20 Claims
- 1. A method of transmitting information indicative of an image comprising transmitting one or more nodes of information as a first image, transmitting a second image including information indicative of vectors defining characteristics to be utilized for display at predetermined locations in said first image, and transmitting a third image comprising a mapping between said first and second images such that a receiver of said first and second images can correlate said first and second images to utilize said vectors at said predetermined locations.
- 6. A method of rendering an image comprising receiving a first, second, and third set of data from a remote computer, the first data set being representative of an image, the second being representative of vectors defining characteristics of said image at prescribed locations, and the third said serving to prescribe said locations.
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8. A method, comprising:
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providing a first layer of an image, said first layer including features of said image having locations within said first layer; and
providing a second layer of said image, said second layer including data blocks corresponding to respective ones of said features;
each said data block being in a location in said second layer substantially corresponding to a location in said first layer of the feature corresponding to each said data block. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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