INKING INPUTS FOR DIGITAL MAPS

• US 20170277673A1
• Filed: 06/13/2016
• Published: 09/28/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2016
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Torres, Silvana Moncayo, Sethi, Kshitij, Andrew, Felix, Maertens, Katherine, Smith, Douglas
• Application Number:
  US15/181,013
• Publication Number:
  US 20170277673A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/909 using geographical or spatial information, e.g. location spatiotemporally dependent retrieval from the web G06F16/9537
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• 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 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/169 Annotation, e.g. comment data or footnotes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/171 by use of digital ink
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/001 Texturing; Colouring; Generation of texture or colour inpainting G06T5/77

Abstract

Examples are provided that relate to inking inputs made to a map displayed on a computing device. One example provides, on a computing device, a method comprising displaying a map on a display device operatively coupled to the computing device, receiving user input of one or more inking inputs on the displayed map and displaying an annotation for each inking input received, determining a map location of each of the one or more inking inputs, determining an intended meaning of each of the one or more inking inputs based upon one or more features of the inking inputs, and performing an action on the computing device based at least on the map location and the intended meaning determined for each of the one or more inking inputs.

Claims

1. Enacted on a computing device, a method comprising:

displaying a map on a display device operatively coupled to the computing device;

receiving user input of one or more inking inputs on the displayed map and displaying an annotation for each inking input received;

determining a map location of each of the one or more inking inputs;

determining an intended meaning of each of the one or more inking inputs based upon one or more features of the one or more inking inputs; and

performing an action on the computing device based at least on the map location and the intended meaning determined for each of the one or more inking inputs.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the inking input comprises a shape, and wherein the intended meaning is determined based at least in part on the shape.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the inking input comprises text, and wherein the intended meaning is determined based at least in part on the text.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the inking input comprises a color, and wherein the intended meaning is determined based at least in part on the color.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the intended meaning of each of the one or more inking input comprises determining a predefined meaning associated with each feature of the one or more features of the one or more inking inputs.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the intended meaning of each of the one or more inking inputs comprises determining a user-defined meaning associated with each feature of the one or more features of the one or more inking inputs.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising performing a search for information regarding a location associated with a selected inking input, and displaying search results for the location associated with the selected inking input.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving user input of one or more inking inputs on the displayed map comprises receiving a plurality of inking inputs at a plurality of corresponding locations, and wherein performing an action comprises displaying a route between the plurality of corresponding locations.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of inking inputs comprises two or more different inking inputs that represent different filtering parameters, and further comprising receiving a user input requesting to apply a filtering parameter to display a route between locations corresponding to the filtering parameter applied, and in response displaying a route between the locations based upon the filtering parameter applied.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein performing an action comprises performing a search for information on a selected location associated with an inking input, and displaying search results for the selected location.

11. A computing system, comprising:

a display device;

a processor; and

memory storing instructions executable by the processor to

send a map to the display device, the display device configured to display the map;

receive user input of one or more inking inputs on the displayed map;

determine a map location of each of the one or more inking inputs;

determine an intended meaning of each of the one or more inking inputs based upon one or more features of each inking input; and

perform an action based at least on the determined map location and the intended meaning of each inking input.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the instructions are executable to determine the intended meaning for each inking input based at least in part on a shape of the inking input.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the instructions are executable to determine the intended meaning from text represented by the inking input.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the instructions are executable to determine the intended meaning from an inking input color.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the instructions are executable to determine a predefined meaning associated with each of one or more of the inking inputs.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the instructions are executable to determine a user-defined meaning associated with each of one or more of the inking inputs.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein the instructions are executable to perform a search for information regarding a location associated with a selected inking input, and display search results for the location associated with the selected inking input.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein the instructions are executable to receive a plurality of inking inputs at a plurality of corresponding locations, and to perform an action by displaying a route between the plurality of corresponding locations.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the plurality of inking inputs comprises two or more different inking inputs that represent different filtering parameters, and wherein the instructions are executable to receive a user input requesting to apply a filtering parameter to display a route between locations corresponding to the filtering parameter applied, and in response display a route between the locations based upon the filter parameter applied.

20. A computing system, comprising:

a display device;

a processor; and

memory storing instructions executable by the processor to

receive a plurality of user-defined meanings each associated with an associated inking input;

display a map on the display device;

receive user input of two or more inking inputs on the displayed map;

determine a map location of each of the two or more inking inputs;

determine an intended meaning of each of the two or more inking inputs based upon the plurality of user-defined meanings; and

display a route between corresponding locations of the two or more inking inputs, the route selected from among a plurality of possible routes based on the intended meaning of each inking input.