Shared geo-located objects

• US 9,418,164 B2
• Filed: 09/11/2015
• Issued: 08/16/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Bailly, Olivier, Bailly, Francois, Smith, Adam, Limber, Mark, Springer, Michael W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Perveen, Rehana
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hoffler, Raheem
• Application Number:
  US14/851,815
• Publication Number:
  US 20150379028A1
• Time in Patent Office: 340 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/832 Query formulation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/838 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/13 Architectural design, e.g. computer-aided architectural design [CAAD] related to design of buildings, bridges, landscapes, production plants or roads
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location

Abstract

A method of reviewing geo-coded information at a geographic information system is disclosed. The method may include receiving information identifying a geo-located object from a submitter of the object, receiving information identifying the location of the geo-located object from the submitter, and receiving a request from a user of the geographic information system for one or more geo-located objects that includes the submitted geo-located object, and transmitting information for permitting display of the geo-located object to the user of the geographic information system.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving, by one or more computing devices, through a network-accessible interface, information identifying a three-dimensional model;

receiving, by the one or more computing devices, information identifying a geographical location of the three-dimensional model, the geographical location geo-locating the three-dimensional model on a geography;

storing, by the one or more computing devices, the geo-located three-dimensional model in a model database with a plurality of other geo-located models; and

forming, by the one or more computing devices, an association between topographical image information representing the geographical location and the geo-located three-dimensional model, wherein the association locates the geo-located three-dimensional model in context within and overlaid on a representation of the geographical location.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the one or more computing devices, a request submitted by a client device, the request including information identifying the geographical location; and

causing, by the one or more computing devices, topographical image information representing the geographical location in association with the geo-located three-dimensional model to be delivered to the client device that submitted the request.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the information identifying the three-dimensional model comprises information defining the three-dimensional model in association with the geographical location and is transmitted in an XML format.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the information identifying the geographical location of the three-dimensional model includes a placemark that identifies the location of the information defining the three-dimensional model and a link directed to the information defining the three-dimensional model, wherein selection of the link causes the three-dimensional model to be downloaded to a requesting client device.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, further comprising storing and transmitting, with the one or more computing devices, an image of the three-dimensional model, wherein the image is formatted so that selection of the image by a user causes the three-dimensional model to be displayed on the requesting client device.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising associating advertising with the geo-located three-dimensional model for display on the three-dimensional geo-located model.

7. A system comprising:

one or more computing devices configured to;

receive through a network-accessible interface, information identifying a three-dimensional model;

receive information identifying a geographical location of the three-dimensional model, the geographical location geo-locating the three-dimensional model on a geography;

store the geo-located three-dimensional model in a model database with a plurality of other geo-located models; and

form an association between topographical image information representing the geographical location and the geo-located three-dimensional model, wherein the association locates the geo-located three-dimensional model in context within and overlaid on a representation of the geographical location.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the information identifying the three-dimensional model comprises information defining the three-dimensional model in association with the geographical location and is transmitted in an XML format.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the information identifying the geographical location of the three-dimensional model includes a placemark that identifies the location of the information defining the three-dimensional model and a link directed to the information defining the three-dimensional model, wherein selection of the link causes the three-dimensional model to be downloaded to a requesting client device.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the one or more computing devices are further configured to store and transmit an image of the three-dimensional model, wherein the image is formatted so that selection of the image by a user causes the three-dimensional model to be displayed on the requesting client device.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein the one or more computing devices are further configured to associate advertising with the geo-located three-dimensional model for display on the three-dimensional geo-located model.

12. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving, by one or more computing devices, information identifying a three-dimensional model;

receiving, by the one or more computing devices, information identifying a geographical location of the three-dimensional model, the geographical location geo-locating the three-dimensional model on a geography;

storing, by the one or more computing devices, the geo-located three-dimensional model in a model database with a plurality of other geo-located models; and

forming, by the one or more computing devices, an association between image information representing the geographical location and the geo-located three-dimensional model, wherein the association locates the geo-located three-dimensional model in context within and overlaid on a representation of the geographical location.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 12, further comprising:

receiving, by the one or more computing devices, a request submitted by a client device, the request including information identifying the geographical location; and

causing, by the one or more computing devices, image information representing the geographical location in association with the geo-located three-dimensional model to be delivered to the client device that submitted the request.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 12, wherein the information identifying the three-dimensional model comprises information defining the three-dimensional model in association with the geographical location.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 14, wherein the information is transmitted in an XML format.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 12, wherein the information identifying the geographical location of the three-dimensional model includes a placemark that identifies the location of the information defining the three-dimensional model and a link directed to the information defining the three-dimensional model, wherein selection of the link causes the three-dimensional model to be downloaded to a requesting client device.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 16, further comprising storing and transmitting, with the one or more computing devices, an image of the three-dimensional model.

18. The computer-implemented method of claim 17, wherein the image of the three-dimensional model is formatted so that selection of the image by a user causes the three-dimensional model to be displayed on the requesting client device.

19. The computer-implemented method of claim 12, further comprising associating advertising with the geo-located three-dimensional model for display on the three-dimensional geo-located model.

20. The computer-implemented method of claim 12, wherein the image information comprises satellite image information, map image information, topographical image information, or combinations thereof.