System and method for providing geospatial assets

• US 9,392,044 B2
• Filed: 06/24/2013
• Issued: 07/12/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Peterson, Bret
• Primary Examiner(s): MIRZA, ADNAN M
• Application Number:
  US13/924,886
• Publication Number:
  US 20140379850A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,114 Days
• Field of Search: 709/217
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• 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

In one aspect, a method for providing geospatial assets is disclosed. The method may include receiving, from a local computing device, event data associated with a user, determining a predicted region of interest for the user based on the event data, generating a portable geospatial asset based on the predicted region of interest and transmitting the portable geospatial asset to the local computing device.

Claims

1. A method for providing geospatial assets, the method comprising:

receiving, by one or more computing devices, event data associated with a user from a local computing device, the event data corresponding to location information associated with at least one travel-related event for the user that is expected to occur in the future;

determining, by the one or more computing devices, a predicted region of interest for the user based on the event data, the predicted region of interest corresponding to a geographical region of a master geospatial asset;

generating, by the one or more computing devices, a portable geospatial asset based on the predicted region of interest, the portable geospatial asset corresponding to a 2-D map or a 3-D globe that includes a data subset of the master geospatial asset; and

transmitting, by the one or more computing devices, the portable geospatial asset to the local computing device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining a context-based characteristic for the predicted region of interest based on the event data.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the context-based characteristic corresponds to a geographic location of the predicted region of interest.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the context-based characteristic corresponds to a size of the predicted region of interest.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the context-based characteristic corresponds to a shape of the predicted region of interest.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining a context-based characteristic for the portable geospatial asset based on the event data.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the context-based characteristic corresponds to a resolution of the portable geospatial asset.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the context-based characteristic corresponds to layer selection for the portable geospatial asset.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining a characteristic for at least one of the predicted region of interest or the portable geospatial asset based on network connectivity data.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein a geographic location of the predicted region of interest is selected based on the network connectivity data.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein a resolution of the portable geospatial asset is selected based on the network connectivity data.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein an asset layer of the portable geospatial asset is selected based on the network connectivity data.

13. A system for providing geospatial assets, the system comprising:

a computing device including a processor and associated memory, the memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, configure the computing device to;

receive, from a local computing device, event data associated with a user, the event data corresponding to location information associated with at least one travel-related event for the user that is expected to occur in the future;

determine a predicted region of interest for the user based on the event data, the predicted region of interest corresponding to a geographical region of a master geospatial asset;

generate a portable geospatial asset based on the predicted region of interest, the portable geospatial asset corresponding to a 2-D map or a 3-D globe that includes a data subset of the master geospatial asset; and

transmit the portable geospatial asset to the local computing device.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the controller is further configured to determine a context-based characteristic for the predicted region of interest based on the event data.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the context-based characteristic corresponds to at least one of a geographic location, a size or a shape of the predicted region of interest.

16. The system of claim 13, wherein the controller is further configured to determine a context-based characteristic for the portable geospatial asset based on the event data.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the context-based characteristic corresponds to at least one of a resolution of the portable geospatial asset or layer selection for the portable geospatial asset.

18. The system of claim 13, wherein the controller is further configured to determine a characteristic for at least one of the predicted region of interest or the portable geospatial asset based on network connectivity data.