Bundled map guide

• US 20020116120A1
• Filed: 02/16/2001
• Published: 08/22/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 02/16/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wizeguides.Com Inc.
• Original Assignee: Wizeguides.Com Inc.
• Inventors: Goldstein, Mike, Runyan, Craig, Sumner, John W., Ruiz, Patrick, Valentino, Nicola, Freedman, Charles
• Granted Patent: US 6,516,268 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/208
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 29/006 Representation of non-cartographic information on maps, e.g. population distribution, wind direction, radiation levels, air and sea routes

Abstract

A method is disclosed for providing a display of a cartographic map representative of a subway line within a geographic region in a system having a display device with an indicator device. A plurality of map displays represents at least a portion of a subway line for display on the display device and provides a plurality of display layers in accordance with the plurality of map displays for determining a map display of plurality of map displays. A plurality of view select zones corresponding to the plurality of display layers is displayed to permit a user to select a display layer in response to selecting a view select zone using indicator device and selected display layer is applied to display device.

Claims

1. A method for providing a display of a cartographic map representative of a subway line within a geographic region in a system having a display device with an indicator device for indicating a display location on said display device corresponding to a geographic location within said geographic region, comprising the steps of:

(a) providing a plurality of map displays representative of at least a portion of said subway line for display on said display device;

(b) providing a plurality of display layers in accordance with said plurality of map displays for determining a map display of said plurality of map displays when a display layer of said plurality of display layers is applied to said display device;

(c) displaying a plurality of view select zones corresponding to said plurality of display layers to permit a user to select a display layer in response to selecting a view select zone using said indicator device;

(d) applying said selected display layer to said display device; and

(e) providing a selected map display on said display device corresponding to said applied display layer including said at least a portion of said subway line.

2. The method for providing a display of a subway line of claim 1, wherein said plurality of map displays is stored on a map server and said display device is disposed at a location remote from said map server.

3. The method for providing a display of a subway line of claim 2, wherein said remote display device is coupled to a personal computer.

4. The method for providing a display of a subway line of claim 2, wherein said remote display device is coupled to a hand held device.

5. The method for providing a display of a subway line of claim 2, comprising the further step of coupling said map server to said remote display device by way of an image transmission medium.

6. The method for providing a display of a subway line of claim 5, wherein said image transmission medium comprises an internet transmission medium.

7. The method for providing a display of a subway line of claim 5, comprising the further step of transmitting a code number to said map server by way of said image transmission medium in response to selecting said view select zone.

8. The method for providing a display of a subway line of claim 7, comprising the further step of selecting said selected display layer by said map server in response to said transmitted code number and transmitting said selected display layer by way of said image transmission medium.

9. The method for providing a display of a subway line of claim 5, comprising the further steps of:

(a) transmitting said plurality of display layers from said map server to said remote display device by way of said image transmission medium and;

(b) selecting said selected display layer from said transmitted plurality of display layers at said remote display device.

10. The method for providing a display of a subway line of claim 9 comprising the further step of selecting said selected display layer at said remote display device in accordance with a code number provided in response to selecting said view select zone.

11. The method for providing a display of a subway line of claim 1, comprising the further step of representing a plurality of points on a first display layer representative of a selected geographic region using a first plurality of point vectors, each point vector of said first plurality of point vectors corresponding to a point of said plurality of points.

12. The method for providing a display of a subway line of claim 11, comprising the further step of determining a second display layer representative of said selected geographic region in accordance with said first display layer wherein said first and second display layers have differing resolutions by performing a vector transform upon said plurality of point vectors to determine a second plurality of point vectors, each point vector of said second plurality of point vectors representing a point of said second display layer.

13. The method for providing a display of a subway line of claim 2, including a low resolution map display formed of a plurality of map subregions and a plurality of high resolution map displays corresponding to said plurality of map subregions.

14. The method for providing a display of a subway line of claim 13, wherein said view select zones comprise the map subregions of said plurality of map subregions.

15. The method for providing a display of a subway line of claim 13, wherein the step of providing said selected map display comprises providing a high resolution map display representative of a selected map subregion corresponding to said selected view select zone.

16. The method for providing a display of a subway line of claim 1, including first and second display layers representative of first and second geographic portions of said geographic region wherein said first geographic portion is disposed within said second geographic portion and is a higher resolution representation of a common geographic region within said second geographic portion to provide first and second resolution map displays of said common geographic area.

17. The method for providing a display of a subway line of claim 16, wherein one of said first and second resolution map displays includes a representation of a selected feature of said common geographic area and the other of said first and second resolution map displays does not include said representation of said selected feature.

18. The method for providing a display of a subway line of claim 16, wherein said first and second resolution map displays include respective first and second representations of a selected feature of said common geographic area and one of said first and second representations of said selected feature is interactive and the other of said first and second representations of said selected feature is not interactive.

19. The method for providing a display of a subway line of claim 1, including a navigation display having a plurality of clicking points, comprising the further steps of:

(a) determining whether a clicking point of said plurality of clicking points is indicated by said indicator device; and

(b) selecting a differing display layer in response to said clicking point determination.

20. The method for providing a display of a subway line of claim 1, wherein said subway line includes a subway stop having a plurality of user passageways connecting said subway line to a street level comprising the further step of displaying a representation of said subway stop and at least two of said user passageways.

21. The method for providing a display of a subway line of claim 1, wherein said cartographic map is representative of a plurality of subway lines comprising the further step of displaying at least two subway lines of said plurality of subway lines upon said display device.

22. The method for providing a display of a subway line of claim 21, comprising the further steps of determining and displaying a walking distance between selected points on said at least two subway lines upon said display device.

23. The method for providing a display of a subway line of claim 1, comprising the further steps of determining and displaying a representation of a walking route over a portion of said geographic region represented by said selected map display upon said display device.

24. The method for providing a display of a subway line of claim 23, comprising the further steps of determining and displaying the distance of said walking route upon said display device.

25. The method for providing a display of a subway line of claim 24, wherein information regarding an attraction located in the vicinity of said walking route is stored on a map server.

26. The method for providing a display of a subway line of claim 25, comprising the further step of displaying said stored information on said display device in response to indicating an icon within said selected map display by said indicator device.

27. The method for providing a display of a subway line of claim 26, comprising the further step of indicating a location within said selected map display corresponding to the location of said attraction within said geographic region.

28. The method for providing a display of a subway line of claim 26, wherein said icon is a trademark of said attraction.

29. The method for providing a display of a subway line of claim 27, comprising the further step of indicating said icon at corresponding locations within a plurality of said map displays.

30. The method for providing a display of a subway line of claim 1, wherein the map displays of said plurality of map displays represent differing events.

31. The method for providing a display of a subway line of claim 30 comprising the further step of selecting said map displays representing said differing events using said indicator device.

32. The method for providing a display of a subway line of claim 31, comprising the further step of selecting said map displays by indicating a trademark.

33. The method for providing a display of a subway line of claim 1, wherein an attraction is located within said geographic region, comprising the further steps of:

(a) storing information corresponding to said attraction;

(b) displaying a representation of said attraction on said display device; and

(c) displaying said corresponding stored information on said display device when said representation of said attraction is selected using said indicator device.

34. The method for providing a display of a subway line of claim 33, comprising the step of receiving said corresponding stored information by way of a profile page.