CUSTOMIZED MAP GENERATION WITH REAL TIME MESSAGES AND LOCATIONS FROM CONCURRENT USERS

• US 20180130238A1
• Filed: 03/23/2017
• Published: 05/10/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2016
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: TATA Consultancy Services Limited (Tata Sons Pvt Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: TATA Consultancy Services Limited (Tata Sons Pvt Ltd.)
• Inventors: KUMAR, Prakash
• Application Number:
  US15/467,892
• Publication Number:
  US 20180130238A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3682 output of POI information on a road map G01C21/3614, G01C21/3685 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3811 Point data, e.g. Point of Interest [POI]
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/387 Organisation of map data, e.g. version management or database structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/203 Drawing of straight lines or curves
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/762 at the source reformatting of additional data in video distribution servers H04N21/2355
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for creating customized maps for each concurrent user by combining static information in the form of map outline and landmark information and dynamic information in the form of user location and user messages and rendering the customized maps in real time. The geographical coordinates of the outline map is projected in 2 dimensional coordinates which are then converted to string format, thereby making them editable in real time. The customized outline map having dynamic and static data is rendered in vector graphics to each concurrent user in real time and customized as desired. In accordance with the present disclosure, for a rendered customized outline map, further updation may relate only to the dynamic data of the map thereby rending the map efficiently.

Claims

1. A processor implemented method (300) comprising:

receiving information pertaining to geographical coordinates corresponding to an outline of an area of interest (302);

receiving information pertaining to landmark coordinates of landmarks corresponding to the area of interest (304);

creating at least one customized outline map with landmarks based on static data received in the form of the information pertaining to the geographical coordinates and the landmark coordinates (306);

projecting the at least one customized outline map having geographical coordinates to the at least one customized outline map having 2 Dimensional (2D) coordinates (308);

converting the 2D coordinates of the at least one customized outline map to string format (310);

appending the at least one customized outline map based on the static data with dynamic data received in the form of user messages and user locations concurrently from each user of the at least one customized map in a unique web session dynamically created for each user (312); and

dynamically rendering the at least one customized outline map in Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) format to each concurrent user, the at least one customized map for each concurrent user (314).

2. The processor implemented method of claim 1, wherein the step of receiving information pertaining to geographical coordinates comprises receiving at least one of:

plurality of geographical coordinates associated with the outline of the area of interest based on location information from a location identifier device;

plurality of geographical coordinates associated with the outline of the area of interest obtained by projecting a map of the area of interest on a cartographic map; and

plurality of geographical coordinates associated with the outline of the area of interest obtained based on text corresponding to the name of the area of interest.

3. The processor implemented method of claim 1, wherein the step of receiving information pertaining to landmark coordinates comprises receiving at least one of:

landmark coordinates obtained based on text corresponding to the landmark name;

landmark coordinates obtained by projecting a map of the landmark on a cartographic map; and

landmark coordinates estimated by a browser based on location information from a location identifier device.

4. The processor implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:

computing distance from each landmark in the area of interest to the user location; and

prompting the user of nearest landmark to the user location based on the computed distance.

5. The processor implemented method of claim 1 further comprising restricting access to the at least one customized outline map to one or more users.

6. The processor implemented method of claim 1 further comprising updating at least the dynamic data of the at least one customized outline map.

7. A system (200) comprising:

one or more data storage devices (120A, 130A) operatively coupled to one or more hardware processors (120B, 130B) and configured to store instructions configured for execution by the one or more hardware processors to;

receive information pertaining to geographical coordinates corresponding to an outline of an area of interest;

receive information pertaining to landmark coordinates of landmarks corresponding to the area of interest;

create at least one customized outline map with landmarks based on static data received in the form of the information pertaining to the geographical coordinates and the landmark coordinates;

project the at least one customized outline map having geographical coordinates to the at least one customized outline map having 2 Dimensional (2D) coordinates;

convert the 2D coordinates of the at least one customized outline map to string format;

append the at least one customized outline map based on the static data with dynamic data received in the form of user message and user location concurrently from each user of the at least one customized map in a unique web session dynamically created for each user; and

dynamically render the at least one customized outline map in Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) format to each concurrent user, the at least one customized map for each concurrent user.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the one or more hardware processors are further configured to receive information pertaining to geographical coordinates in the form of at least one of:

plurality of geographical coordinates associated with the outline of the area of interest based on location information from a location identifier device;

plurality of geographical coordinates associated with the outline of the area of interest obtained by projecting a map of the area of interest on a cartographic map; and

plurality of geographical coordinates associated with the outline of the area of interest obtained based on text corresponding to the name of the area of interest.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the one or more hardware processors are further configured to receive information pertaining to landmark coordinates in the form of at least one of:

landmark coordinates obtained based on text corresponding to the landmark name;

landmark coordinates obtained by projecting a map of the landmark on a cartographic map; and

landmark coordinates estimated by a browser based on location information from a location identifier device.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the one or more hardware processors are further configured to:

compute distance from each landmark in the area of interest to the user location; and

prompt the user of nearest landmark to the user location based on the computed distance.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein the one or more hardware processors are further configured to restrict access to the at least one customized outline map to one or more users.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein the one or more hardware processors are further configured to update at least the dynamic data of the at least one customized outline map.

13. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having a computer readable program embodied therein, wherein the computer readable program, when executed on a computing device, causes the computing device to:

receive information pertaining to geographical coordinates corresponding to an outline of an area of interest;

receive information pertaining to landmark coordinates of landmarks corresponding to the area of interest;

create at least one customized outline map with landmarks based on static data received in the form of the information pertaining to the geographical coordinates and the landmark coordinates;

project the at least one customized outline map having geographical coordinates to the at least one customized outline map having 2 Dimensional (2D) coordinates;

convert the 2D coordinates of the at least one customized outline map to string format;

append the at least one customized outline map based on the static data with dynamic data received in the form of user messages and user locations concurrently from each user of the at least one customized map in a unique web session dynamically created for each user; and

dynamically render the at least one customized outline map in Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) format to each concurrent user, the at least one customized map for each concurrent user.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the computer readable program further causes the computing device to:

compute distance from each landmark in the area of interest to the user location; and

prompt the user of nearest landmark to the user location based on the computed distance.