System and method for dynamically retrieving data specific to a region of a layer
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1. A computer implemented method for retrieving data from a data source by querying the data source with data points of a layer, the data points being encompassed within a determined region of the layer, comprising:
- determining, by a processor, the region of the layer, the region being displayed in accordance with a first scale and the layer being displayed in accordance with a second scale, wherein the second scale of the layer remains fixed when the first scale of the region changes and the first scale of the region changes proportionally to a change in the second scale of the layer;
dynamically querying the data source, by the processor, with one or more data points of the layer encompassed within the region upon determining the region; and
receiving, by the processor, the data from the data source.
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Abstract
A method for retrieving data from a data source by querying the data source with data points of a layer. The data points may be encompassed within a determined region of the layer. The steps of the method may include: determining the region of the layer, dynamically querying the data source with one or more data points of the layer encompassed within the region upon determining the region, and receiving the data from the data source.
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25 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for retrieving data from a data source by querying the data source with data points of a layer, the data points being encompassed within a determined region of the layer, comprising:
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determining, by a processor, the region of the layer, the region being displayed in accordance with a first scale and the layer being displayed in accordance with a second scale, wherein the second scale of the layer remains fixed when the first scale of the region changes and the first scale of the region changes proportionally to a change in the second scale of the layer; dynamically querying the data source, by the processor, with one or more data points of the layer encompassed within the region upon determining the region; and receiving, by the processor, the data from the data source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for selecting a region of a layer from which data points are used to retrieve data from a data source, comprising:
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a memory able to store a set of data points that comprise a layer; a display operatively connected to the memory for displaying the layer stored in the memory, the region of the layer, and the data retrieved from the data source, the region being displayed in accordance with a first scale and the layer being displayed in accordance with a second scale, wherein the second scale of the layer remains fixed when the first scale of the region changes and the first scale of the region changes proportionally to a change in the second scale of the layer; an interface operatively connected to the memory and the display, which an operator can manipulate to select the region of the layer; and a processor operatively connected to the memory, the display and the interface which determines the data points in the selected region of the layer, communicates a query to the data source with the data points from the selected region of the layer and receives the data from the data source; wherein the operator can determine the region of the layer using the interface and dynamically receive the data from the data source relevant to the region upon the determining of the region. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for finding information on a map comprising:
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using a selector tool implemented by a processor to determine a region of the map, the region comprising an area of the map encompassed by the tool, wherein the area of the map encompassed by the tool is displayed in accordance with a first scale and the map is displayed in accordance with a second scale and the second scale of the map remains fixed when the first scale of the area encompassed by the selector tool changes and the first scale of the area encompassed by the selector tool changes proportionally to a change in the second scale of the map; dynamically receiving, by the processor, information specific to the region from a data store upon determining the region. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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