DELETING UNNECESSARY MAP DATA

• US 20160109246A1
• Filed: 12/21/2015
• Published: 04/21/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lytx, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Lytx, Inc.
• Inventors: Lambert, Daniel, Peter, Brendan
• Granted Patent: US 9,772,195 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/387 Organisation of map data, e.g. version management or database structures
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/01 Satellite radio beacon positioning systems transmitting time-stamped messages, e.g. GPS [Global Positioning System], GLONASS [Global Orbiting Navigation Satellite System] or GALILEO
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00976 card
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00896 specially adapted for particular uses

Abstract

A system for deleting map data comprises an interface and a processor. The interface is configured to determine a location associated with a device. The processor is configured to determine one or more map bundles to delete based at least in part on the location and delete the one or more map bundles.

Claims

1. A system for deleting map data, comprising:

an interface configured to;

determine a location associated with a device, wherein the location is determined based at least in part on directly querying a modem to determine a type of modem; and

a processor configured to;

determine one or more map bundles to delete based at least in part on the location; and

delete the one or more map bundles.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the location comprises determining the location using the device.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein determining the location using the device comprises determining a device type.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein determining the location using the device comprises determining a stored information.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the stored information comprises one or more of the following:

a mobile country code or identifier for a SIM, an embedded SIM, or a R-UIM.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the location comprises determine the location using a network.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein determining the location using the device comprises determining listening to a network broadcast and receiving an indication of the location of the device.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the location comprises determine the location using a 3^rd party solution.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein determining the location using the 3^rd party solution comprises one of the following:

determination, a WiFi location determination, a television broadcast signal location determination, an internet protocol address based location, or a cellular tower location.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein determining the location using the 3^rd party solution comprises a GPS location solution.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein determining the location comprises determining a bounding box.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the GPS location solution comprises determining whether the GPS location solution has sufficient accuracy.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein a map bundle comprises a set of map data specific to a region.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein a map bundle comprises a data version identifier.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein a data version identifier comprises one or more of the following:

vendor identifier, a product identifier, a version identifier, or a region identifier.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein the location is associated with one or more map bundles.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the one or more map bundles to delete comprise map bundles not associated with the location.

18. The system of claim 1, further comprising determining whether an update is required.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein, in the event that an update is required, the map bundles remaining on the device are determined.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein, in the event that an update is required, the map bundles remaining on the device are updated.

21. The system of claim 1, wherein a memory space that previously stored the one or more map bundles is freed for other use or for general use.

22. A method for deleting map data, comprising:

determining, using a processor, a location associated with a device, wherein the location is determined based at least in part on directly querying a modem to determine a type of modem;

determining whether initialization of the device is valid; and

in the event that initialization of the device is valid;

deleting one or more map bundles that are not associated with the location.

23. A computer program product for deleting map data, the computer program product being embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:

determining a location associated with a device, wherein the location is determined based at least in part on directly querying a modem to determine a type of modem;

determining whether initialization of the device is valid; and

in the event that initialization of the device is valid;

deleting one or more map bundles that are not associated with the location.