Method and apparatus for visualizing crime deterrent effects
First Claim
1. A method of displaying crime deterrent effects for varying types of law enforcement patrols, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a computing device, patrol route information indicating a patrol route taken by a law enforcement patrol;
determining, by the computing device, a type of the law enforcement patrol;
determining, by the computing device, as a function of the determined type of the law enforcement patrol, a deterrent effect parameter value associated with the law enforcement patrol amongst one or more other different deterrent effect parameter values associated with types of law enforcement patrol other than the determined type of the law enforcement patrol, the deterrent effect parameter value setting forth a relative measure of an amount of crime deterrence effect provided by the law enforcement patrol relative to other types of law enforcement patrols; and
causing, by the computing device, an electronic display to display a cartographic map of a geographic area at least partially including the patrol route taken by the law enforcement patrol and, along the patrol route taken, to display a deterrent effect indicator having at least one of a radius, width, size, and fade time that varies as a function of the determined deterrent effect parameter value.
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Abstract
A process for displaying crime deterrent effects includes first receiving patrol route information indicating a patrol route taken by a law enforcement patrol and determining a type of the law enforcement patrol. Subsequently, a deterrent effect parameter associated with the law enforcement patrol is determined as a function of the determined type of the law enforcement patrol. Finally, an electronic display is caused to display a cartographic map of a geographic area at least partially including the patrol route taken by the law enforcement patrol and, along the patrol route taken, to display a deterrent effect indicator having a radius, width, size, and/or fade time that varies as a function of the type of the determined deterrent effect parameter.
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1. A method of displaying crime deterrent effects for varying types of law enforcement patrols, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a computing device, patrol route information indicating a patrol route taken by a law enforcement patrol; determining, by the computing device, a type of the law enforcement patrol; determining, by the computing device, as a function of the determined type of the law enforcement patrol, a deterrent effect parameter value associated with the law enforcement patrol amongst one or more other different deterrent effect parameter values associated with types of law enforcement patrol other than the determined type of the law enforcement patrol, the deterrent effect parameter value setting forth a relative measure of an amount of crime deterrence effect provided by the law enforcement patrol relative to other types of law enforcement patrols; and causing, by the computing device, an electronic display to display a cartographic map of a geographic area at least partially including the patrol route taken by the law enforcement patrol and, along the patrol route taken, to display a deterrent effect indicator having at least one of a radius, width, size, and fade time that varies as a function of the determined deterrent effect parameter value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A controller for causing an electronic display of crime deterrent effects for varying types of law enforcement patrols, the controller comprising:
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a transceiver; a data store; and one or more processors configured to; receive, via the transceiver, patrol route information indicating a patrol route taken by a law enforcement patrol; determine a type of the law enforcement patrol; determine, as a function of the determined type of the law enforcement patrol, a deterrent effect parameter value associated with the law enforcement patrol amongst one or more other different deterrent effect parameter values associated with types of law enforcement patrol other than the determined type of the law enforcement patrol, the deterrent effect parameter value setting forth a relative measure of an amount of crime deterrence effect provided by the determined type of law enforcement patrol relative to other types of law enforcement patrols; and cause an electronic display to display a cartographic map of a geographic area at least partially including the patrol route taken by the law enforcement patrol and, along the patrol route taken, to display a deterrent effect indicator having at least one of a radius, width, size, and fade time that varies as a function of the determined deterrent effect parameter value. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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