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Map tile data pre-fetching based on mobile device generated event analysis

  • US 8,812,031 B2
  • Filed: 08/30/2012
  • Issued: 08/19/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for pre-fetching map tile data to a mobile computing device based on activity with a mapping module executing on the mobile device, the mapping module corresponding to a web services account, and the map tile data configured to display a graphic representation of a geographic location at a computing device, the method comprising:

  • receiving user mapping activity data from the mobile computing device at a user mapping activity system, the user mapping activity data corresponding to the web services account and indicating a geographic location, the user mapping activity data including one or more of a log of geographic locations corresponding to searches, and routing information for directions between geographic locations represented within maps rendered on the mobile computing device;

    extracting geographic location data from the user mapping activity data;

    sending the geographic location data to a remote mapping system via a network connection;

    matching map tile data to the geographic location data extracted from the user mapping activity data, the map tile data including portions of a map image having a uniform size;

    sending the matched map tile data in a vector format from the remote mapping system to the mobile computing device;

    storing the matched map tile data in a cache storage of the mobile computing device; and

    retrieving the matched map tile data from the cache storage in response to a subsequent request for map tile data from the mobile computing device for display at the mobile computing device without receiving further communication from the remote mapping system.

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