DYNAMIC MAP RENDERING AS A FUNCTION OF A USER PARAMETER

• US 20070273558A1
• Filed: 01/08/2007
• Published: 11/29/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/21/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Ofek, Eyal, Smith, Leonard, Kimchi, Gur
• Granted Patent: US 8,103,445 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/995.100
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0962 having an indicator mounted inside the vehicle, e.g. giving voice messages
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 29/007 using computer methods

Abstract

Provided is a single repository for capturing, connecting, sharing, and visualizing information based on a geographic location, for example. Detailed information can be dynamically rendered as a function of a user parameter, which can include a user demographic, a user profile, and a user preference information. Map information and advertisements displayed in conjunction with the map information can be dynamically rendered as a function of a user advertising preference. If a user prefers one product over another product, a first advertisement for the less preferred product can be replaced with a second advertisement for the preferred product.

Claims

1. A system for dynamically rending a map as a function of a user parameter, comprising:

a rendering component that obtains a specific map geographic area and related information; and

a parameter component that selectively configures the related information based on at least one user parameter and presents the configured information and the specific map geographic area to a user.

2. The system of claim 1, the at least one user parameter is a user demographic, a user profile, or a user preference information.

3. The system of claim 1, a second user viewing a similar mapping area is not presented with the configured information.

4. The system of claim 1, the parameter component accesses at least one customization module that collects and retains information relating to the at least one user parameter.

5. The system of claim 4, the at least one customization module is an annotation module that receives a user modification to the specific geographic area, the user modification was made in a previous map session.

6. The system of claim 4, the at least one customization module is a demographic module that displays an advertisement based on a user demographic.

7. The system of claim 4, the at least one customization module is a preference module that maintains user preference information.

8. The system of claim 1, the parameter component selectively configures the related information based on information relating to a current position of a contact person identified in a contact database.

9. The system of claim 1, the rendering component obtains the specific map geographic area and related information from one or more remote servers.

10. The system of claim 1, further comprising a machine learning component that infers information relating to the at least one user parameter.

11. A method for displaying map information configured for a particular user;

comprising;

receiving a request to display a geographic area and related information;

retrieving the requested geographic area and related information from a remote server;

accessing one or more databases that contain information relating to at least one user parameter;

dynamically configuring the geographic area and related information based in part on the information relating to the at least one user parameter; and

displaying the configured geographic area and the related information to the user in response to the received request.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising updating the one or more databases based on a user change to the displayed configured geographic area and related information.

13. The method of claim 11, inferring the at least one user parameter is based on user historical information.

14. The method of claim 11, the user parameter is based in part on others that have a profile similar to the user.

15. The method of claim 12, further comprising obtaining ongoing user modifications to a displayed geographic area.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising combining the ongoing user modifications with historical data to further configured the displayed configured geographic area and related information.

17. The method of claim 11, the user parameter is at least one of a user demographic, a user profile, or a user preference information.

18. A system for tailoring a web-based map presented to a user, comprising:

means for receiving a request for a web-based map;

means for retrieving user information relating to at least one user parameter for a similar web-based map;

means for selectively tailoring the requested web-based map based on the retrieved at least one user parameter; and

means for displaying the tailored web-based map to the user in response to the received request.

19. The system of claim 18, further comprising:

means for dynamically capturing user modifications made to web-based maps presented to the user; and

means for automatically updating the user information relating to at least one user parameter.

20. The system of claim 18, further comprising means for inferring the at least one user parameter based in part on historical user information.