System to navigate within images spatially referenced to a computed space

• US 8,635,557 B2
• Filed: 09/10/2008
• Issued: 01/21/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/03/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gula Consulting Limited Liability Company (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: 205 Ridgmont Solutions LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Geise, Doran J., Croteau, Keith G.
• Primary Examiner(s): Abdul-Ali, Omar
• Assistant Examiner(s): TANK, ANDREW L
• Application Number:
  US12/283,149
• Publication Number:
  US 20090076719A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,959 Days
• Field of Search: 715720-721, 715738-739, 715/825, 715/829, 715/831, 715/835, 715848-855, 715/863, 701/436, 701/533, 701/426, 701/454, 701/530
• US Class Current: 715/850
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/36 Input/output arrangements for on-board computers
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 17/05 Geographic models
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 29/10 Map spot or coordinate position indicators; Map reading aids optical projection apparatus per se G03B

Abstract

A system for navigating images spatially referenced to a plurality of location coordinates from at least one coordinate location within a computed space provides travel with a non-linear itinerary. Specifically, serial navigation of a plurality of geographic images spatially referenced to location coordinates of a geo-planar space from a selected coordinate location within each prior geographic image.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

displaying a representation of a map and a controllable directional indicator in the representation of the map;

receiving an input indicating a direction of the controllable directional indicator;

displaying a first image comprising a view from a first location in the map and in the direction indicated by the controllable directional indicator;

receiving an indication of a selection of a point within the first image, the point within the first image corresponding to a second location within the map; and

displaying a second image comprising a view from the second location.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying, within the representation of the map, an indication of map coordinates of the second location.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an indication of a selection of a point within the second image, the point within the second image corresponding to a third location.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

displaying a third image comprising a view from the third location.

5. A computer-readable medium having instructions embodied thereon, the instructions comprising:

instructions to display a representation of a map and a controllable directional indicator in the representation of the map;

instructions to receive an input indicating a direction of the controllable directional indicator;

instructions to display a first image comprising a view from a first location in the map and in the direction indicated by the controllable directional indicator;

instructions to receive an indication of a selection of a point within the first image, the point within the first image corresponding to a second location within the map; and

instructions to display a second image comprising a view from the second location.

6. The computer-readable medium of claim 5, the instructions further comprising:

instructions to display, within the representation of the map, an indication of map coordinates of the second location.

7. The computer-readable medium of claim 5, the instructions further comprising:

instructions to receive an indication of a selection of a point within the second image, the point within the second image corresponding to a third location; and

instructions to display a third image comprising a view from the third location.

8. A system comprising:

one or more display devices configured to display a representation of a map and a controllable directional indicator in the representation of the map; and

one or more computing devices configured to receive an input indicating a direction of the controllable directional indicator;

wherein the one or more display devices are further configured to display a first image comprising a view from a first location in the map and in the direction indicated by the controllable directional indicator; and

wherein the one or more computing devices are further configured to receive an indication of a selection of a point within a displayed first image, the point within the first image corresponding to a second location within a geographic area;

wherein the one or more display devices are further configured to display a second image comprising a view from the second location.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the one or more displays are further configured to display, within the representation of the map, an indication of map coordinates of the second location.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein:

the one or more computing devices are further configured to receive an indication of a selection of a point within the second image, the point within the second image corresponding to a third location; and

the one or more display devices are further configured to display a third image comprising a view from the third location.

11. A system comprising:

means for displaying a representation of a map and a controllable directional indicator in the representation of the map;

means for receiving an input indicating a direction of the controllable directional indicator;

means for displaying a first image comprising a view from a first location in the map and in the direction indicated by the controllable directional indicator;

means for receiving an indication of a selection of a point within the first image, the point within the first image corresponding to a second location, the second location corresponding to destination location within the map; and

means for displaying a second image comprising a view from the second location.

12. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

means for displaying, within the representation of the map, an indication of map coordinates of the second location.

13. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

means for receiving an indication of a selection of a point within the second image, the point within the second image corresponding to a third location; and

means for displaying a third image comprising a view from the third location.

14. A computer-implemented method comprising:

displaying a representation of a map;

receiving a first indication, the first indication representative of a first selected location in the representation of the map;

displaying, in the representation of the map, an indication of the first selected location;

displaying, in the representation of the map, a controllable directional indicator from the indication of the first selected location;

receiving an input indicating a direction of the controllable directional indicator;

displaying an image, wherein the image is selected based on a view from a location corresponding to the first selected location and in a direction corresponding to the direction indicated by the controllable directional indicator;

receiving a second indication, the second indication representative of a selection of a point within the image, the point within the image corresponding to a second selected location; and

displaying, in the map, an indication of a location corresponding to the second selected location.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein displaying the representation of the map comprises displaying a plurality of target locations, wherein the first selected location is one of the plurality of target locations.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

highlighting the first selected location in response to receiving the first indication.

17. A computer-readable medium having instructions embodied thereon, the instructions comprising:

instructions to display a representation of a map;

instructions to receive a first indication, the first indication representative of a first selected location in the representation of the map;

instructions to display, in the representation of the map, an indication of the first selected location;

instructions to display, in the representation of the map, a controllable directional indicator from the indication of the first selected location;

instructions to receive an input indicating a direction of the controllable directional indicator;

instructions to display an image, wherein the image is selected based on a view from a location corresponding to the first selected location and in a direction corresponding to the direction indicated by the controllable directional indicator;

instructions to receive a second indication, the second indication representative of a selection of a point within the image, the point within the image corresponding to a second selected location; and

instructions to display, in the map, an indication of a location corresponding to the second selected location.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the instructions to display the representation of the map comprise instructions to display a plurality of target locations, wherein the first selected location is one of the plurality of target locations.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 18, the instructions further comprising:

instructions to highlight the first selected location in response to receiving the first indication.

20. A system comprising:

one or more computing devices configured to;

receive a first indication, the first indication representative of a first selected location in a representation of a map,

receive an input indicating a direction of a controllable directional indicator, and

receive a second indication, the second indication representative of a selection of a point within an image, the point within the image corresponding to a second selected location; and

one or more display devices configured to;

display the representation of the map,

display, in the representation of the map, an indication of the first selected location,

display, in the representation of the map, the controllable directional indicator from the indication of the first selected location,

display the image, wherein the image is selected based on a view from a location corresponding to the first selected location and in a direction corresponding to the direction indicated by the controllable directional indicator, and

display, in the map, an indication of a location corresponding to the second selected location.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein the one or more display devices are configured to display a plurality of target locations in the representation of the map, wherein the first selected location is one of the plurality of target locations.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the one or more display devices are configured to highlight the first selected location in response to the one or more computing devices receiving the first indication.

23. A system comprising:

means for displaying a representation of a map;

means for receiving a first indication, the first indication representative of a first selected location in the representation of the map;

means for displaying, in the representation of the map, an indication of the first selected location;

means for displaying, in the representation of the map, a controllable directional indicator from the indication of the first selected location;

means for receiving an input indicating a direction of the controllable directional indicator;

means for displaying an image, wherein the image is selected based on a view from a location corresponding to the first selected location and in a direction corresponding to the direction indicated by the controllable directional indicator;

means for receiving a second indication, the second indication representative of a selection of a point within the image, the point within the image corresponding to a second selected location; and

means for displaying, in the map, an indication of a location corresponding to the second selected location.

24. The system of claim 23, wherein the means for displaying the representation of the map comprises means for displaying a plurality of target locations, wherein the first selected location is one of the plurality of target locations.

25. The system of claim 24, further comprising:

means for highlighting the first selected location in response to receiving the first indication.

26. A computer-implemented method comprising:

displaying a representation of a map and a controllable directional indicator in the representation of the map;

receiving a first indication, the first indication representative of a first selected location in the representation of the map;

receiving an input indicating a direction of the controllable directional indicator;

determining one or more selectable destination locations in the representation of the map, wherein the one or more selectable destination locations are in a direction from the first selected location corresponding to the direction indicated by the controllable directional indicator; and

displaying, in the map, the one or more selectable destination locations.

27. The method of claim 26, further comprising:

receiving a second indication, the second indication representative of a second selected location, the second selected location being one of the one or more selectable destination locations in the map; and

displaying an image, wherein the image is selected based on the direction and based on a view from a location corresponding to the second selected location.

28. The method of claim 27, further comprising:

receiving a third indication, the third indication representative of a third selected location in the image; and

displaying, in the map, an indication of a location corresponding to the third selected location in the image.

29. A computer-readable medium having instructions embodied thereon, the instructions comprising:

instructions to display a representation of a map and a controllable directional indicator in the representation of the map;

instructions to receive a first indication, the first indication representative of a first selected location in the representation of the map;

instructions to receive an input indicating a direction of the controllable directional indicator;

instructions to determine one or more selectable destination locations in the representation of the map, wherein the one or more selectable destination locations are in a direction from the first selected location corresponding to the direction indicated by the controllable directional indicator; and

instructions to display, in the map, the one or more selectable destination locations.

30. The computer-readable medium of claim 29, the instructions further comprising:

instructions to receive a second indication, the second indication representative of a second selected location, the second selected location being one of the one or more selectable destination locations in the map; and

instructions to display an image, wherein the image is selected based on the direction and based on a view from a location corresponding to the second selected location.

31. The computer-readable medium of claim 30, the instructions further comprising:

instructions to receive a third indication, the third indication representative of a third selected location in the image; and

instructions to display, in the map, an indication of a location corresponding to the third selected location in the image.

32. A system comprising:

one or more display devices configured to;

display a representation of a map and a controllable directional indicator in the representation of the map,

display, in the map, one or more selectable destination locations, and

one or more computing devices configured to;

receive a first indication, the first indication representative of a first selected location in the representation of the map,

receive an input indicating a direction of the controllable directional indicator, and

determine the one or more selectable destination locations, wherein the one or more selectable destination locations are in a direction from the first selected location corresponding to the direction indicated by the controllable directional indicator.

33. The system of claim 32, wherein:

the one or more computing devices are further configured to receive a second indication, the second indication representative of a second selected location, the second selected location being one of the one or more selectable destination locations in the map; and

the one or more display devices are configured to display an image, wherein the image is selected based on the direction and based on a view from a location corresponding to the second selected location.

34. The system of claim 33, wherein:

the one or more computing devices are further configured to receive a third indication, the third indication representative of a third selected location in the image; and

the one or more display devices are configured to display, in the map, an indication of a location corresponding to the third selected location in the image.

35. A system comprising:

means for displaying a representation of a map and a controllable directional indicator in the representation of the map;

means for receiving a first indication, the first indication representative of a first selected location in the representation of the map;

means for receiving an input indicating a direction of the controllable directional indicator;

means for determining one or more selectable destination locations in the representation of the map, wherein the one or more selectable destination locations are in a direction from the first selected location corresponding to the direction indicated by the controllable directional indicator; and

means for displaying, in the map, the one or more selectable destination locations.

36. The system of claim 35, further comprising:

means for receiving a second indication, the second indication representative of a second selected location, the second selected location being one of the one or more selectable destination locations in the map; and

means for displaying an image, wherein the image is selected based on the direction and based on a view from a location corresponding to the second selected location.

37. The system of claim 36, further comprising:

means for receiving a third indication, the third indication representative of a third selected location in the image; and

means for displaying, in the map, an indication of a location corresponding to the third selected location in the image.