A COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED METHOD, CLIENT COMPUTING DEVICE AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR DATA PRESENTATION

• US 20180173410A1
• Filed: 06/15/2016
• Published: 06/21/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cana Technologies Pty Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Cana Technologies Pty Ltd.
• Inventors: CHEN, HWAI BOR
• Granted Patent: US 10,739,975 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3682 output of POI information on a road map G01C21/3614, G01C21/3685 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• 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 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/001 Texturing; Colouring; Generation of texture or colour inpainting G06T5/77
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2200/24 involving graphical user interfaces [GUIs]

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a computing device and method involving receiving map data representing a map; receiving event artifact data representing at least one event artifact, the event artifact data representing an event time and an event location; receiving time selection data representing a time selection; and rendering the map representation in accordance with the map data, event artifact data and the time selection data. The disclosure also relates to a computing device and method for providing a controllable time period display.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method for rendering a map representation, the method comprising:

receiving map data representing a map;

receiving event artefact data representing at least one event artefact, the event artefact data representing an event time and an event location;

receiving time selection data representing a time selection; and

rendering the map representation with the at least one event artefact if the event time corresponds with the time selection, and the event location is within the map.

2. A computer implemented method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the event time represents a time.

3. A computer implemented method as claimed in claim 2, wherein rendering the map representation comprises rendering a representation of the at least one event artefact should the time and the time selection be proximate in time.

4. A computer implemented method as claimed in claim 3, further comprising calculating whether the time selection and a time are proximate in time.

5. A computer implemented method as claimed in claim 4, wherein calculating whether the time selection at the time proximate in time comprises calculating whether the time occurs within a threshold time period of the time selection.

6. A computer implemented method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the event time represents a time period.

7. A computer implemented method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the time selection data represents a start time and an end time.

14. A computer implemented method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising caching the event artefact data.

15. A computer implemented method as claimed in claim 14, wherein caching the event artefact data comprises selecting the event artefact data for caching.

16. A computer implemented method as claimed in claim 15, wherein selecting the event artefact data for caching comprises:

receiving region selection data representing a region selection; and

selecting the event artefact data at least in accordance with the region selection data.

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24. A client computing device for rendering a map representation, the computing device comprising:

a processor for processing digital data;

a memory device for storing digital data including computer program code, the memory device being operably coupled to the processor;

a user interface adapted for receiving user input data, the user interface being operably coupled to the processor;

a display device for displaying digital data, the display device being operably coupled to the processor; and

a network interface adapted for sending and receiving data across a data network, the network interface being operably coupled to the processor, wherein, in use, the processor is controlled by the computer program code to;

receive, via the network interface, map data representing a map;

receive, via the network interface, event artefact data representing at least one event artifact, the event artefact data representing an event time and an event location;

receiving, via the user interface, time selection data representing a time selection; and

rendering, using the display device, the map representation with the at least one event artefact if the event time corresponds with the time selection, and the event location is within the map.

25. A client computing device as claimed in claim 24, wherein the event time represents a time.

26. A client computing device as claimed in claim 25, wherein, in rendering the map representation, the processor is further controlled by the computer program code to render, using the display device, a representation of the at least one event artefact should the time and the time selection be proximate in time.

27. A client computing device as claimed in claim 26, wherein the processor is further controlled by the computer program code to calculate whether the time selection and a time are proximate in time.

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70. A computer implemented method for providing a controllable time period display, the method comprising:

displaying a time period on a graphical user interface, the time period is displayed in the form of a visual scale having evenly separated increments displayed from a first end of the display to an opposite second end of the display, wherein the first end of the display represents a start time for the time period and the second end of the display represents an end time for the time period, the start time and end time defining a duration of the displayed time period, wherein at least some of the increments are labelled with an associated respective time within the displayed time period;

receiving and determining a user input to change the time period;

displaying the changed time period in accordance with the determined user input;

wherein, if the determined user input is to change the start time for the time period without changing the duration of the time period, displaying the increments moving towards or away from the first end of the display while maintaining the even separation of the increments while moving;

wherein, if the determined user input is to change the duration of the displayed time period, displaying the increments as either separating or moving towards each other;

wherein the increments are displayed as either separating or moving towards each other until the displayed separation between adjacent increments reaches either a predetermined maximum or minimum threshold, wherein, upon reaching either the predetermined maximum or minimum threshold, the display of increments is changed to a default separation between adjacent increments and least some of the increments are relabeled with an associated respective time within the adjusted displayed time period.

71. A computer implemented method as claimed in claim 70, wherein the graphical user interface is a touchscreen device.

72. A computer implemented method as claimed in claim 71, wherein, if the received user input is the movement of at least one finger across the touchscreen, the user input is determined to be to change the start time for the time period without changing the duration of the time period;

wherein the direction in which the increments are displayed to be moving corresponds with the direction of the movement of the finger(s).

73. A computer implemented method as claimed in claim 71, wherein, if the received user input is the movement of two fingers towards or away from each other on the touchscreen, the user input is determined to be to change the duration of the displayed time period;

wherein the displayed increments are caused to separate or move towards each other in accordance with the movement of the fingers.

74. A computer implemented method as claimed in claim 70, wherein displayed increments can be either a major or a minor increment;

wherein major increments are displayed as larger compared with minor increments.

75. A computer implemented method as claimed in claim 74, wherein only major increments are labelled with an associated respective time within the displayed time period.

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