VARYING MAP CONTENT AND STYLES BASED ON TIME
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for providing map data to a computing device comprising:
- receiving, using a computer device, a request for responsive map data, the request including a user time parameter;
retrieving, using the computer device, map data that includes a set of map features representing physical map items wherein each map feature is associated with a style parameter, wherein the style parameter provides information for a map rendering device to render an appearance of the map feature, and wherein each style parameter is assigned a default style;
determining, using the computer device, a set of feature categories of the set of map features, wherein the set of feature categories includes at least a general road, an area, or a location category of map features;
modifying, based on style data corresponding to a time value that matches the received user time parameter, a display attribute of the default style for the set of feature categories of the set of map features; and
providing, using the computer device, access to the set of map features that includes the modified display attribute of the default style for the set of feature categories of the set of map features.
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Abstract
A graphics or image rendering system, such as a map image rendering system, may restyle map features of map data based on a user time parameter. The system may retrieve map data that includes a set of map features representing physical map items wherein each map feature is associated with a style parameter. The style parameter may provide information for a map rendering device to render an appearance of the map feature and each style parameter may be assigned a default style. Modified styles may be assigned to the map data to generate responsive map data. The first modified style may include at least one display attribute different from a display attribute of the default style.
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27 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for providing map data to a computing device comprising:
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receiving, using a computer device, a request for responsive map data, the request including a user time parameter; retrieving, using the computer device, map data that includes a set of map features representing physical map items wherein each map feature is associated with a style parameter, wherein the style parameter provides information for a map rendering device to render an appearance of the map feature, and wherein each style parameter is assigned a default style; determining, using the computer device, a set of feature categories of the set of map features, wherein the set of feature categories includes at least a general road, an area, or a location category of map features; modifying, based on style data corresponding to a time value that matches the received user time parameter, a display attribute of the default style for the set of feature categories of the set of map features; and providing, using the computer device, access to the set of map features that includes the modified display attribute of the default style for the set of feature categories of the set of map features. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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8. A computer device for pre-fetching map data for a mapping application, the computer device comprising:
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a communications network interface; one or more processors; one or more memories coupled to the one or more processors; a display device coupled to the one or more processors; wherein the one or more memories include computer executable instructions stored therein that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to receive a request for responsive map data, the request including a user time parameter; retrieve map data that includes a set of map features representing physical map items wherein each map feature is associated with a style parameter, wherein the style parameter provides information for a map rendering device to render an appearance of the map feature, and wherein each style parameter is assigned a default style; determine a set of feature categories of the set of map features, wherein the set of feature categories includes at least a general road, an area, or a location category of map features; modify based on style data corresponding to a time value that matches the received user time parameter, a display attribute of the default style for the set of feature categories of the set of map features; and provide access to the set of map features that includes the modified display attribute of the default style for the set of feature categories of the set of map features. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-implemented method for providing map data to a computing device comprising:
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receiving, using a computer device, a request for responsive map data, the request including a user time parameter; retrieving, using the computer device, map data that includes a set of map features representing physical map items wherein each map feature is associated with a style parameter, wherein the style parameter provides information for a map rendering device to render an appearance of the map feature, and wherein each style parameter is assigned a default style; modify based on style data corresponding to a time value that matches the received user time parameter, a display attribute of the default style for the set of feature categories of the set of map features; and providing, using the computer device, access to the set of map features that includes the modified display attribute of the default style for the set of feature categories of the set of map features. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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27. A computer device for pre-fetching map data for a mapping application, the computer device comprising:
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a communications network interface; one or more processors; one or more memories coupled to the one or more processors; a display device coupled to the one or more processors; wherein the one or more memories include computer executable instructions stored therein that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to receive a request for responsive map data, the request including a user time parameter; retrieve map data that includes a set of map features representing physical map items wherein each map feature is associated with a style parameter, wherein the style parameter provides information for a map rendering device to render an appearance of the map feature, and wherein each style parameter is assigned a default style; modify based on style data corresponding to a time value that matches the received user time parameter, a display attribute of the default style for the set of feature categories of the set of map features; and provide access to the set of map features that includes the modified display attribute of the default style for the set of feature categories of the set of map features.
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