SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING USER SPECIFIED INFORMATION FROM A MAP
First Claim
1. A method of generating user-specified information, the method comprising:
- receiving a plurality of points selected on a map, the plurality of points forming a first continuous line having one or more vertices;
generating a closed polygon having a plurality of edges, wherein at least one edge forms a second continuous line substantially parallel to and spaced apart at a distance from the first continuous line, the distance being greater than zero;
determining a plurality of coordinate pairs, each coordinate pair associated with a point on the plurality of edges of the closed polygon; and
retrieving user specified information for an area enclosed by the plurality of coordinate pairs.
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Abstract
An embodiment relates generally to a method of generating user-specified information. The method includes receiving a plurality of points selected on a map to form a first continuous line having one or more vertices. The method also includes generating a closed polygon having a plurality of edges, where at least one edge forms a second continuous line substantially parallel to and spaced apart at a distance from the first continuous line. The method also includes determining a plurality of coordinate pairs each associated with a point on the plurality of edges of the closed polygon and retrieving user specified information for an area enclosed by the plurality of coordinate pairs.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of generating user-specified information, the method comprising:
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receiving a plurality of points selected on a map, the plurality of points forming a first continuous line having one or more vertices; generating a closed polygon having a plurality of edges, wherein at least one edge forms a second continuous line substantially parallel to and spaced apart at a distance from the first continuous line, the distance being greater than zero; determining a plurality of coordinate pairs, each coordinate pair associated with a point on the plurality of edges of the closed polygon; and retrieving user specified information for an area enclosed by the plurality of coordinate pairs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for generating user specified information from a map, the system comprising:
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a map database; a second database; and a selector tool configured to interface with the map database and the second database, wherein the selector tool further comprises; a user interface (“
UI”
) module configured to interface with the map database, accept a plurality of points on a selected map from the map database that form a continuous line having one or more vertices, and generate a closed polygon having a plurality of edges, wherein at least one edge forms a second continuous line substantially parallel to and spaced apart at a distance from the first continuous line, the distance being greater than zero;a geometry engine configured to generate a query based on the closed polygon; and a database interface configured to interface with the second database and to forward the query to the second database. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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