System and method to locate a destination on an electronic map and to provide information thereof

• US 20080004795A1
• Filed: 06/21/2007
• Published: 01/03/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/23/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ho Shing Billy Pun
• Original Assignee: Ho Shing Billy Pun
• Inventors: PUN, Ho Shing Billy
• Application Number:
  US11/766,472
• Publication Number:
  US 20080004795A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/200
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/005 with correlation of navigation data from several sources, e.g. map or contour matching G01C21/30 takes precedence

Abstract

The present invention discloses a method to locate a destination on an electronic map and to provide information thereof, comprising the operations of: (a) defining an area on the electronic map for locating the destination; (b) displaying at least one business category for selection; (c) displaying in a group at least one icon associated with a business provider in a selected category for selection; and (d) indicating at least one icon associated with a selected business provider at the corresponding location of the business provider on an area map of the area defined. The user may locate a destination of a business provider without knowing the address of the destination or the exact business provider in mind.

Claims

1. A method to locate a destination on an electronic map and to provide information thereof, comprising:

(a) defining an area on the electronic map for locating the destination;

(b) displaying at least one business category for selection;

(c) displaying in a group at least one icon associated with a business provider in a selected category for selection; and

(d) indicating at least one icon associated with a selected business provider at the corresponding location of the business provider on an area map of the area defined;

such that a destination on the electronic map can be easily located.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, in operation (a), further comprising:

providing at least one railway station of a railway system related to the area for selection.

3. The method as recited in claim 2, in operation (a), further comprising:

displaying a railway map comprising the station.

4. The method as recited in claim 1, in operation (a), further comprising:

providing at least one district related to the area for selection.

5. The method as recited in claim 1, between operation (a) and step (b), further comprising:

displaying an area map of the area.

6. The method as recited in claim 1, in operation (c), wherein one icon is displayed for the business provider having more than one corresponding location on the area map.

7. The method as recited in claim 2, wherein the area map is substantially centered on the station selected.

8. The method as recited in claim 1, between operation (b) and operation (c), further comprising:

displaying at least one sub-business category under a selected business category for selection.

9. The method as recited in claim 1, in operation (c), wherein the icon comprises an advertisement of the business provider.

10. The method as recited in claim 1, after operation (c), further comprising:

displaying information related to a selected business provider.

11. The method as recited in claim 10, wherein the information is in at least one of a plurality of forms comprising:

text, graphics, photographs and video.

12. The method as recited in claim 10, wherein the information is a video displaying a 360°

view at the location.

13. The method as recited in claim 10, wherein the information is related to an exit of a railway station nearest to the location.

14. The method as recited in claim 10, wherein the information is a coupon of the business provider.

15. The method as recited in claim 1, in operation (d), further comprising:

displaying a zoom-in of the area map.

16. The method as recited in claim 1, in operation (d), further comprising:

displaying information related to at least one location of the business provider outside the area map.

17. The method as recited in claim 1, in operation (d), further comprising:

displaying at least one location of the business provider outside the area map.

18. The method as recited in claim 2, in operation (d), further comprising:

displaying a regional map of the whole region covered by the railway system and displaying at least one icon associated with the business provider at the corresponding location of the business provider on the regional map; and

displaying the corresponding location on a corresponding area map according to a selected location.

19. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the icon comprises representation of the business provider of at least one of name, symbol and trademark.

20. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the method is provided in a version of at least one language.

21. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the method is applicable via at least one of a plurality of networks comprising:

the Internet and the mobile network.

22. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the method is used on at least one of a plurality of networks comprising:

computer, terminal, PDA and smart phone.

23. A system to locate a destination on an electronic map and to provide information thereof, comprises:

an input device for defining an area on the electronic map for locating the destination;

a display device to display

at least one business category for selection;

at least one icon associated with a business provider in a selected category in a group for selection; and

at least one icon associated with a selected business provider at the corresponding location of the business provider on an area map of the area defined;

such that a destination on the electronic map can be easily located.

24. The system as recited in claim 23, wherein the display device further displays at least one railway station of a railway system related to the area for selection.

25. The system as recited in claim 24, wherein the display device further displays a railway map comprising the station.

26. The system as recited in claim 23, wherein the display device further displays at least one district related to the area for selection.

27. The system as recited in claim 23, wherein one icon in a group for selection is displayed for the business provider having more than one corresponding location on the area map.

28. The system as recited in claim 23, wherein the display device displays at least one sub-business category under a selected business category for selection.

29. The system as recited in claim 23, wherein the display device is configured to zoom-in on the area map.

30. The system as recited in claim 23, wherein the display device further displays at least one location of the business provider outside the area map.

31. The system as recited in claim 24, wherein the display device further displays:

a regional map of the whole region covered by the railway system and at least one icon associated with the business provider at the corresponding location of the business provider on the regional map; and

the corresponding location on a corresponding area map with respect to a selected location.