METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING TILES OF DYNAMIC CONTENT
First Claim
1. A method comprising facilitating access, including granting access rights, to an interface to allow access to a service via a network, the service configured to:
- in response to receiving a request for a particular tile of dynamic content, determine a generation time, wherein the generation time is a time when the particular tile of dynamic content was most recently generated based on particular vector data associated with the particular tile;
determine an update time, wherein the update time is a time when the particular vector data was most recently updated;
determine whether the generation time is later than the update time; and
cause the particular tile to be generated based on the particular vector data in response to determining that the generation time is not later than the update time; and
the method further comprises returning the particular tile of dynamic content via the network.
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Abstract
Some techniques for providing tiles of dynamic content include a service that determines a generation time and update time in response to receiving a request for a particular tile, and that returns the particular tile. The generation time is when the particular tile of dynamic content was most recently generated based on particular vector data associated with the particular tile. The update time is when the particular vector data was most recently updated. The particular tile is generated based on the particular vector data in response to determining that the generation time is not later than the update time. Some techniques include a client that receives data that indicates an estimated time to complete generation of a tile in response to sending a first request for the tile. A second request for the tile is sent at a time based at least in part on the estimated time.
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21 Claims
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1. A method comprising facilitating access, including granting access rights, to an interface to allow access to a service via a network, the service configured to:
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in response to receiving a request for a particular tile of dynamic content, determine a generation time, wherein the generation time is a time when the particular tile of dynamic content was most recently generated based on particular vector data associated with the particular tile; determine an update time, wherein the update time is a time when the particular vector data was most recently updated; determine whether the generation time is later than the update time; and cause the particular tile to be generated based on the particular vector data in response to determining that the generation time is not later than the update time; and the method further comprises returning the particular tile of dynamic content via the network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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in response to causing a first request for a particular tile of dynamic content to be sent, receiving data that indicates an estimated time to complete generation of the particular tile; and causing a second request for the particular tile to be sent at a time based at least in part on the estimated time. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following, in response to receiving a request for a particular tile of dynamic content, determine a generation time, wherein the generation time is a time when the particular tile of dynamic content was most recently generated based on particular vector data associated with the particular tile; determine an update time, wherein the update time is a time when the particular vector data was most recently updated; determine whether the generation time is later than the update time; cause the particular tile to be generated based on the particular vector data in response to determining that the generation time is not later than the update time; and cause the particular tile of dynamic content to be returned. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following, in response to causing a first request for a particular tile of dynamic content to be sent, receive data that indicates an estimated time to complete generation of the particular tile; and cause a second request for the particular tile to be sent at a time based at least in part on the estimated time. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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