PROVIDING VISUAL SELECTION OF MAP DATA FOR A DIGITAL MAP

• US 20180052593A1
• Filed: 08/18/2017
• Published: 02/22/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/18/2016
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mapbox, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Mapbox, Inc.
• Inventors: Bemel-Benrud, Saman, MacWright, Thomas Christopher, Halperin, Eden, Andrews, Scott
• Application Number:
  US15/681,286
• Publication Number:
  US 20180052593A1
• 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: G06F 16/2379 Updates performed during online database operations; commit processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/287 Visualization; Browsing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/206 Drawing of charts or graphs
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2200/24 involving graphical user interfaces [GUIs]
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 29/003 Maps

Abstract

A process, and corresponding system for performing the process, is described herein for visually distinguishing selection of map style layer data. The process displays source map data layer information from a style sheet for a digital map and corresponding visual map layers. Upon selection of a particular source map data layer, features of the visual map layers defined by the selected particular source map data layer are visually distinguished in the display of the visual map layers. The process determines the source map data layer information and determines whether the selected particular source map data layer has corresponding features in the visual map layers for display, and if so, visually distinguishes those features in the visual map. As updates are made to the source map data layer information for the selected particular source map data layer, the visual map is updated to reflect the changes.

Claims

1. A method of visually distinguishing selection of map style layer data comprising:

displaying source map data layer information from a style sheet for a digital map;

displaying visual map layers corresponding to the source map data layer information;

receiving a request to select a particular source map data layer;

visually distinguishing, in the display of the visual map layers, any features of the visual map layers defined by the selected particular source map data layer.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining the source map data layer information specified by the selected source map style layer;

determining whether the selected particular source map data layer has corresponding features in the visual map layers for display; and

wherein visually distinguishing the features in the display of the visual map layers is in response to the selected particular source map data layer having corresponding features in the visual map layers.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising, in response to the selected particular source map data layer having no corresponding features in the visual map layers for display, not visually distinguishing any visual map layers features.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving input specifying an update to the source map data layer information for the selected particular source map data layer; and

re-rendering the display of the visual map layers, wherein updated features defined by the updated source map data layer information for the selected particular source map data layer are visually distinguished in the re-rendered display.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving input specifying an update to the source map data layer information for the selected particular source map data layer further comprises:

receiving input specifying applying one or more style layer filters; and

wherein visually distinguishing in the display of the visual map layers any features of the visual map layers defined by the selected particular source map data layer comprises removing from the visual map layers one or more visually distinguished features based on the filtering.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving input specifying an update to the source map data layer information for the selected particular source map data layer further comprises:

removing one or more style layer filters; and

wherein visually distinguishing in the display of the visual map layers any features of the visual map layers defined by the selected particular source map data layer comprises adding to the visual map one or more new visually distinguished features corresponding to the removed filter.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving input specifying an update to the source map data layer information for the selected particular source map data layer further comprises:

receiving input specifying an updated source map data layer for the particular style layer;

removing from the display of the visual map the visually distinguished features defined by the source map data layer; and

adding to the display of the visual map one or more updated visually distinguished features defined by the updated source map data layer.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving input specifying an update to the source map data layer information for the selected particular source map data layer further comprises:

receiving input specifying an updated style layer type; and

updating the visual map, wherein a shape of one or more features of the updated visual map is based on the updated style layer type.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving input specifying an update to the source map data layer information for the selected particular source map data layer further comprises:

receiving a request to create a new style layer;

receiving a selection of a source map data layer information for the new style layer; and

wherein re-rendering the display of the visual map layers displays updated features defined by the source map data layer information for the new style layer that are visually distinguished in the re-rendered display.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving input specifying an update to the source map data layer information for the selected particular source map data layer further comprises:

receiving input specifying an updated zoom level at which to view the visual map; and

wherein re-rendering the display of the visual map layers displays updated features based on the updated zoom level.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein visually distinguishing the features further comprises applying a color to the features, the color chosen from a plurality of available colors corresponding to the source map data layer that specified by the particular style layer.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein visually distinguishing the features further comprises applying a shape to the features, the shape chosen from a plurality of different available shapes corresponding to a style layer type of the particular style layer.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein visually distinguishing the features comprises de-emphasizing any map features not specified by the selected particular style layer.

14. A server computer comprising:

one or more processors;

a memory coupled to the one or more processors and storing program instructions which, when executed using the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform;

displaying source map data layer information from a style sheet for a digital map;

displaying visual map layers corresponding to the source map data layer information;

receiving a request to select a particular source map data layer;

visually distinguishing, in the display of the visual map layers, any features of the visual map layers defined by the selected particular source map data layer.

15. The server computer of claim 14, the program instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to perform:

determining the source map data layer information specified by the selected source map style layer;

determining whether the selected particular source map data layer has corresponding features in the visual map layers for display; and

wherein visually distinguishing the features in the display of the visual map layers is in response to the selected particular source map data layer having corresponding features in the visual map layers.

16. The server computer of claim 14, the program instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to perform, in response to the selected particular source map data layer having no corresponding features in the visual map layers for display, not visually distinguishing any visual map layers features.

17. The server computer of claim 14, the program instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to perform:

receiving input specifying an update to the source map data layer information for the selected particular source map data layer; and

re-rendering the display of the visual map layers, wherein updated features defined by the updated source map data layer information for the selected particular source map data layer are visually distinguished in the re-rendered display.

18. The server computer of claim 14, wherein receiving input specifying an update to the source map data layer information for the selected particular source map data layer further comprises:

receiving input specifying applying one or more style layer filters; and

wherein visually distinguishing in the display of the visual map layers any features of the visual map layers defined by the selected particular source map data layer comprises removing from the visual map layers one or more visually distinguished features based on the filtering.

19. The server computer of claim 14, wherein receiving input specifying an update to the source map data layer information for the selected particular source map data layer further comprises:

removing one or more style layer filters; and

wherein visually distinguishing in the display of the visual map layers any features of the visual map layers defined by the selected particular source map data layer comprises adding to the visual map one or more new visually distinguished features corresponding to the removed filter.

20. The server computer of claim 14, wherein receiving input specifying an update to the source map data layer information for the selected particular source map data layer further comprises:

receiving input specifying an updated source map data layer for the particular style layer;

removing from the display of the visual map the visually distinguished features defined by the source map data layer; and

adding to the display of the visual map one or more updated visually distinguished features defined by the updated source map data layer.

21. The server computer of claim 14, wherein receiving input specifying an update to the source map data layer information for the selected particular source map data layer further comprises:

receiving input specifying an updated style layer type; and

updating the visual map, wherein a shape of one or more features of the updated visual map is based on the updated style layer type.

22. The server computer of claim 14, wherein receiving input specifying an update to the source map data layer information for the selected particular source map data layer further comprises:

receiving a request to create a new style layer;

receiving a selection of a source map data layer information for the new style layer; and

wherein re-rendering the display of the visual map layers displays updated features defined by the source map data layer information for the new style layer that are visually distinguished in the re-rendered display.

23. The server computer of claim 14, wherein receiving input specifying an update to the source map data layer information for the selected particular source map data layer further comprises:

receiving input specifying an updated zoom level at which to view the visual map; and

wherein re-rendering the display of the visual map layers displays updated features based on the updated zoom level.

24. The server computer of claim 14, wherein visually distinguishing the features further comprises applying a color to the features, the color chosen from a plurality of available colors corresponding to the source map data layer that specified by the particular style layer.

25. The server computer of claim 14, wherein visually distinguishing the features further comprises applying a shape to the features, the shape chosen from a plurality of different available shapes corresponding to a style layer type of the particular style layer.

26. The server computer of claim 14, wherein visually distinguishing the features comprises de-emphasizing any map features not specified by the selected particular style layer.

27. A computer-readable memory storing a computer program executable by a processor, the computer program producing a user interface, the user interface comprising:

a source user interface portion displaying source map data layer information from a style sheet for a digital map, the source user interface portion including a plurality of controls for selecting and editing the source map data layer information,

a visual map user interface portion displaying visual map layers corresponding to the source map data layer information; and

in response to receiving selection of a particular source map data layer in the source user interface portion, wherein the visual map user interface portion displays an indication of features of visual map layers defined by the particular source map data layer selected, the features visually distinguished in the display of the visual map layers.