INTERACTIVE ELECTRONICALLY PRESENTED MAP

• US 20170153776A1
• Filed: 02/10/2017
• Published: 06/01/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Activemap LLC
• Original Assignee: Activemap LLC
• Inventors: Grisham, Michael, Jakubassa, Erika, Atkin, Geoff, Abramson, Michael
• Granted Patent: US 10,444,943 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/367 Details, e.g. road map scale, orientation, zooming, illumination, level of detail, scrolling of road map or positioning of current position marker
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3673 Labelling using text of road map data items, e.g. road names, POI names
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3682 output of POI information on a road map G01C21/3614, G01C21/3685 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04805 Virtual magnifying lens, i.e. window or frame movable on top of displayed information to enlarge it for better reading or selection
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04812 Interaction techniques based on cursor appearance or behaviour, e.g. being affected by the presence of displayed objects
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/134 Hyperlinking
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 3/047 Fisheye or wide-angle transformations
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 3/053 Detail-in-context presentations fisheye or wide-angle transformations G06T3/047
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 29/007 using computer methods
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/14 Display of multiple viewports
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 Object-oriented database structure processing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99948 Application of database or data structure, e.g. distributed, multimedia, or image

Abstract

The present invention provides computerized systems and methods for providing electronically presented interactive area representation, such as a map, and information associated therewith. A user can select text, imagery, or other information presented on the map and associated with one or more items or locations, causing presentation of information relating to the associated one or more items or locations, such as appropriate contact information or a hyperlink to an appropriate Web site. Additionally or alternatively, a user can input or select, based on a query or otherwise, information relating to one or more items or locations associated with text, imagery, or other information presented on the map, causing presentation of an indication of one or more locations of the associated text, imagery, or other information on the map. A magnifier feature allowing internal navigation within the map can be provided. Additionally, animated images can appear to move over the map.

Claims

1. A method implemented by at least one computer for providing on an electronic display device an interactive area representation, the method comprising:

presenting on the display device in a first display;

in an area of the first display, a first portion of the area representation;

in the area of the first display, information related to one or more items associated with the area represented by the first portion of the area representation; and

information including user-selectable information related to one or more items associated with the area representation;

the method further comprising in response to user input to the at least one computer to select in the first display user-selectable information, presenting in a second display;

in an area of the second display, a second portion of the area representation at least partially different from the first portion of the area representation and information related to one or more items associated with an area represented by the second portion of the area representation; and

additional information, including user selectable information, relating to one or more items associated with the area representation; and

in response to user input to the at least one computer to select in the second display user-selectable information, presenting in another display different from the second display;

in an area of the another display, another portion of the area representation at least partially different from the second portion of the area representation and information related to one or more items associated with an area represented by the another portion of the area representation; and

additional information relating to the item selected in the second display.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein presenting information comprises presenting one or more of textual information, graphical information and a link to other information.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein presenting each display comprises presenting the respective display as a web page in a browser.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein presenting each display as a web page comprises transmitting the respective web page from a web server over the Internet to the browser.

5. A computer readable medium or media including computer code that causes at least one computer to perform a method of providing an electronic interactive area representation on a display device, the method comprising:

presenting on the display device in a first display;

in an area of the first display, a first portion of the area representation;

in the area of the first display, information related to one or more items associated with the area represented by the first portion of the area representation; and

information including user-selectable information related to one or more items associated with the area representation;

the method further comprising

in response to user input to the at least one computer to select in the first display user-selectable information, presenting in a second display;

in an area of the second display, a second portion of the area representation at least partially different from the first portion of the area representation and information related to one or more items associated with an area represented by the second portion of the area representation; and

additional information, including user selectable information, relating to one or more items associated with the area representation; and

in response to user input to the at least one computer to select in the second display user-selectable information, presenting in another display different from the second display;

in an area of the another display, another portion of the area representation at least partially different from the second portion of the area representation and information related to one or more items associated with an area represented by the another portion of the area representation; and

additional information relating to the item selected in the second display.

6. The computer readable medium or media of claim 5, wherein presenting information comprises presenting one or more of textual information, graphical information and a link to other information.

7. The computer readable medium or media of claim 5, wherein presenting each display comprises presenting the respective display as a web page in a browser.

8. The computer readable medium or media of claim 7, wherein presenting each display as a web page comprises transmitting the respective web page from a web server over the Internet to the browser.

9. A system for providing a user-interactive electronic area representation on a display device, comprising:

a least one computer programmed at least to;

present on the display device in a first display;

in an area of the first display, a first portion of the area representation;

in the area of the first display, information related to one or more items associated with the area represented by the first portion of the area representation; and

information including user-selectable information related to one or more items associated with the area representation;

the at least one computer being further programmed to;

in response to user input to the at least one computer to select in the first display user-selectable information, present in a second display;

in an area of the second display, a second portion of the area representation at least partially different from the first portion of the area representation and information related to one or more items associated with an area represented by the second portion of the area representation; and

additional information, including user selectable information, relating to one or more items associated with the area representation; and

in response to user input to the at least one computer to select in the second display user-selectable information, present in another display different from the second display;

in an area of the another display, another portion of the area representation at least partially different from the second portion of the area representation and information related to one or more items associated with an area represented by the another portion of the area representation; and

additional information relating to the item selected in the second display.

10. The computer system of claim 9, wherein the at least one computer is programmed to present information on the display device as one or more of textual information, graphical information and a link to other information.

11. The computer system of claim 9, the at least one computer is programmed to present a respective display as a web page on a browser.

12. The computer system of claim 11, wherein the at least one computer is programmed to transmit the respective web page from a web server over the Internet to the browser.