Generational views in a geo-spatial environment

• US 20090064011A1
• Filed: 08/30/2007
• Published: 03/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Fatdoor Incorporated
• Inventors: Abhyanker, Raj Vasant
• Application Number:
  US11/897,797
• Publication Number:
  US 20090064011A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/764
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/10 Services

Abstract

A method and system of generational views in a geo-spatial environment are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of displaying a geo-spatial map includes obtaining a location request from a member of a community network, displaying a location associated with the location request on the geo-spatial map, obtaining a selection of a generational view associated with the location from the member, and displaying the generations view on the geo-spatial map. The method may include obtaining a resident associated with the generational view, and displaying the resident on the geo-spatial map. The method may also include obtaining genealogy data associated with the member, determining a relative of the member associated with the generational view based on the genealogy data, and displaying the genealogy data associated with the relative on the geo-spatial map.

Claims

1. A method of displaying a geo-spatial map, comprising:

obtaining a location request from a member of a community network;

displaying a location associated with the location request on the geo-spatial map;

obtaining a selection of a generational view associated with the location from the member; and

displaying the generational view on the geo-spatial map.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

obtaining a resident associated with the generational view; and

displaying the resident on the geo-spatial map.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

obtaining genealogy data associated with the member;

determining a relative of the member associated with the generational view based on the genealogy data; and

displaying the genealogy data associated with the relative on the geo-spatial map.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the genealogy data is obtained from at least one of a genetic test, a public record, a relative of the member, a friend of the member, the member, and member data associated with the community network.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the genealogy data is at least one of a name, a gender, a relation, a date of birth, a place of birth, a place of death, a date of death, a location, a picture, a spouse, contact information, an occupation, a birth order, a generation, a lineage, and a child.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the generational view is associated with at least one of a past, a present, and a future.

7. The method of claim 1 in the form of a machine-readable medium embodying a set of instructions that, when executed by a machine, causes the machine to perform the method of claim 1.

8. A community network, comprising:

a member repository comprising a plurality of members;

a geo-spatial repository comprising a plurality of locations on a geo-spatial map;

a member management module configured to obtain member data associated with each of the plurality of members; and

a generation management module configured to;

obtain a location request from one of the plurality of members;

display one of the plurality of locations associated with the location request on the geo-spatial map;

obtain a selection of a generational view associated with the one of the plurality of locations from the one of the plurality of members; and

display the generational view on the geo-spatial map.

9. The community network of claim 8, wherein the generation management module is further configured to:

obtaining a resident associated with the generational view; and

display the resident on the geo-spatial map.

10. The community network of claim 8, wherein the member management module is further configured to:

obtain genealogy data associated with the one of the plurality of members;

associate the genealogy data with at least one of the plurality of locations on the geo-spatial map; and

associate the genealogy data with the generational view.

11. The community network of claim 10, wherein the generation management module is further configured to:

determine a relative of the one of the plurality of members associated with the generational view; and

display the genealogy data associated with the relative on the geo-spatial map.

12. The community network of claim 10, wherein the genealogy data is obtained from at least one of a genetic test, a public record, a relative of the member, a friend of the member, the member, and member data associated with the community network.

13. The community network of claim 10, wherein the genealogy data is at least one of a name, a gender, a relation, a date of birth, a place of birth, a place of death, a date of death, a location, a picture, a spouse, contact information, an occupation, a birth order, a generation, a lineage, and a child.

14. The community network of claim 8, wherein the generational view is associated with at least one of a past, a present, and a future.

15. The community network of claim 8, wherein the generation management module is further configured to:

obtain a generational view creation request from the one of the plurality of members;

obtain one of the plurality of locations associated with the generational view creation request;

enable creation of a generational view associated with the one of the plurality of locations from the one of the plurality of members; and

display the generational view at the one of the plurality of locations on the geo-spatial map.

16. A method of obtaining data associated with a geo-spatial map, comprising:

obtaining a generational view creation request from a member of a community network;

obtaining a location associated with the generational view creation request;

enabling creation of a generational view associated with the location from the member; and

displaying the generational view at the location on the geo-spatial map.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising providing an editing tool to the member to assist with the creation of the generational view.

18. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

obtaining a resident associated with the generational view; and

displaying the resident at the location on the geo-spatial map.

19. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

obtaining genealogy data associated with the member;

determining a relative of the member associated with the generational view based on the genealogy data;

displaying the relative at the location on the geo-spatial map; and

displaying the genealogy data associated with the relative on the geo-spatial map.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein the generational view is associated with at least one of a past, a present, and a future.