TRAFFIC COLLISION INCIDENT VISUALIZATION WITH LOCATION CONTEXT

• US 20120116819A1
• Filed: 11/08/2010
• Published: 05/10/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: HERTENSTEIN, DAVID
• Granted Patent: US 9,087,362 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/4
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/08 Insurance

Abstract

A mapping data of a location associated with a traffic collision incident can be presented within an automobile incident application interface executing within a computing device. A visualization of the incident can be performed within the interface. The visualization can be a computer generated graphic re-creation of the incident having a starting location and a collision location associated with an object model. The object model can be a graphical representation of a vehicle. A user input can be received during the visualization. The user input can include manipulating the position of an object model presented upon the mapping data. The manipulation can be a translation, rotation, and/or scaling operation. The object model can be associated with visualization data which can link the object model with a heading and/or a track. The appropriate heading and track of the object model can be visually presented within the interface.

Claims

1. A method for visualizing a traffic collision incident comprising:

presenting within an interface a mapping data of a location associated with an incident, wherein the incident is a traffic collision, wherein the interface is associated with an automobile incident application, wherein the application is executing within a computing device;

performing a visualization of the incident within the interface, wherein the visualization is a computer generated graphic re-creation of the incident, wherein the visualization indicates at least a starting location and a collision location of at least one object model, wherein the object model is a graphical representation of a vehicle;

receiving a user input during the visualization, wherein the user input is manipulating the position of at least one object model presented upon the mapping data, wherein the manipulation is at least one of a translation, rotation, and scaling, wherein the object model is associated with visualization data, wherein the visualization data links the object model with at least one of a heading and a track of the object model;

responsive to the receiving, visually presenting an appropriate heading and track of the at least one object model within the interface.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

programmatically calculating the orientation of the object model in response to the receiving, wherein the calculating is associated with a first position of the object model and a second position of the object model, wherein the first position is a current position and the second position is a historic position.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the visualization data comprises of at least one of a Global Positioning System (GPS) data, a timing information, a personal information, an insurance carrier information, and a policyholder information.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the object model is automatically determined from a user profile.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

visually presenting a first starting location and first path associated with a first object model and a second starting location and second path associated with a second object model, wherein the location and path of the first and second object model is visually distinct from each other, wherein the first and second starting location is a waypoint, wherein the first and second path is a route associated with the first and second object model.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the track corresponds to at least one alignment of at least one roadway associated with the mapping data.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the visualization and visualization data is associated with a incident report, wherein the incident report is a portion of an insurance claim.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the visualization data is conveyed to a remote entity.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the incident application is associated with an insurance entity.

10. A system for visualizing a traffic collision incident comprising:

a visualization engine able to graphically re-create a traffic collision incident upon an interface utilizing mapping data, wherein the interface is associated with an incident application, wherein the incident application executing within a computing device;

a routing engine configured to render at least one object model within the interface, wherein the at least one object model is a graphical representation of a vehicle, wherein the at least one object model is associated with a heading and a track;

a visualization dataset able to link the at least one object model with at least one of the traffic collision incident and an incident location, wherein the incident location is at least one geographic location.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the routing engine is associated with a navigation algorithm able to programmatically determine the orientation and position of the object model in real-time.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the incident application is associated with an insurance entity.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the visualization dataset is associated with an incident report, wherein the incident report is a portion of an insurance claim.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the visualization dataset is communicated to a incident server, wherein the visualization data set conforms to an Extensible Markup Language (XML) convention.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein the at least one object model is an iconic representation of a vehicle owned by an insured entity associated with the incident, wherein the iconic representation is automatically determined utilizing a user profile associated with the insured entity.

16. An apparatus including an interface for traffic incident visualization comprising:

a tangible memory storing at least one computer program product;

a processor operable to execute the computer program product to cause the interface window to be displayed by the display hardware; and

the computer program product when executed by the processor being operable to present within an interface a mapping data of a location associated with an incident, wherein the incident is a traffic collision, wherein the interface is associated with an automobile incident application, wherein the application is executing within a computing device;

the computer program product when executed by the processor being operable to perform a visualization of the incident within the interface, wherein the visualization is a computer generated graphic re-creation of the incident, wherein the visualization indicates at least a starting location and a collision location of at least one object model, wherein the object model is a graphical representation of a vehicle;

the computer program product when executed by the processor being operable to receive a user input during the visualization, wherein the user input is manipulating the position of at least one object model presented upon the mapping data, wherein the manipulation is at least one of a translation, rotation, and scaling, wherein the object model is associated with visualization data, wherein the visualization data links the object model with at least one of a heading and a track of the object model;

the computer program product when executed by the processor being operable to respond to the receiving, visually presenting an appropriate heading and track of the at least one object model within the interface.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the incident application is associated with an insurance carrier, wherein the incident application is able to convey the visualization data to a remote entity, wherein the visualization data is associated with an insurance claim.

18. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the visualization data conforms to an Global Positioning System Exchange Format (GPX) convention.

19. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein within the interface, a first starting location and first path associated with a first object model and a second starting location and second path associated with a second object model is visually presented, wherein the location and path of the first and second object model is visually distinct from each other, wherein the first and second starting location is a waypoint, wherein the first and second path is a route associated with the first and second object model.

20. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the visualization data comprises of at least one of a GPS data, a timing information, a personal information, an insurance carrier information, and a policyholder information.