ELECTRONIC MAP GENERATION

• US 20130271482A1
• Filed: 04/12/2013
• Published: 10/17/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Living Map Limited
• Original Assignee: Living Map Limited
• Inventors: Fendley, Timothy Brian
• Application Number:
  US13/861,944
• Publication Number:
  US 20130271482A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/589
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3682 output of POI information on a road map G01C21/3614, G01C21/3685 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/206 Drawing of charts or graphs
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 29/007 using computer methods
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 29/10 Map spot or coordinate position indicators; Map reading aids optical projection apparatus per se G03B
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences

Abstract

A map or plan of a location is generated from a set of map data, wherein at least some of said map data has a time-dependent status associated therewith. An input time is determined from a user input and said map data is displayed according to its associated time-dependent status on the basis of said input time. When the input time is changed, the map data displayed is changed accordingly.

Claims

1. A method of generating a map or plan of a location from a set of map data, wherein at least some of said map data has a time-dependent status associated therewith, the method comprising:

determining an input time from a user input;

displaying said map data according to its associated time-dependent status on the basis of said input time; and

when the input time is changed, changing the map data displayed accordingly.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the time-dependent status comprises whether a building, service or facility is open or closed.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein map data having a predetermined time-dependent status are omitted from the map.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the time-dependent status is indicated without omitting map data.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising displaying the data in a different colour depending on its time-dependent status.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising labelling the data or omitting a label on the data depending on its time-dependent status.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the user input comprises a graphical user interface (GUI) element having a plurality of positions corresponding to different times whereby a user can manipulate the GUI element to different positions to select a required time.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein an indication of a time selected by a user is given.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the generated map is displayed on a screen of a mobile device.

10. An apparatus for generating a map or plan of a location from a set of map data, wherein at least some of said map data has a time-dependent status associated therewith, the apparatus being configured to:

determine an input time from a user input; and

display said map data according to its associated time-dependent status on the basis of said input time;

wherein the apparatus is further configured such that when the input time is changed, the map data displayed is changed accordingly.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the time-dependent status comprises whether a building, service or facility is open or closed.

12. The apparatus of claim 10 further configured to omit map data having a predetermined time-dependent status from the map.

13. The apparatus of claim 10 further configured to indicate the time-dependent status without omitting map data.

14. The apparatus of claim 10 further configured to display the data in a different colour depending on its time-dependent status.

15. The apparatus of claim 10 further configured to label the data or omit a label on the data depending on its time-dependent status.

16. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the user input comprises a graphical user interface (GUI) element having a plurality of positions corresponding to different times whereby a user can manipulate the GUI element to different positions to select a required time.

17. The apparatus of claim 10 further configured to give an indication of a time selected by a user.

18. The apparatus of claim 10 further configured to display the generated map on a screen of a mobile device.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions executable by a processor to generate a map or plan of a location from a set of map data, wherein at least some of said map data has a time-dependent status associated therewith, the instructions comprising:

determining an input time from a user input; and

displaying said map data according to its associated time-dependent status on the basis of said input time;

wherein when the input time is changed, the map data displayed is changed accordingly.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 wherein the time-dependent status comprises whether a building, service or facility is open or closed.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 wherein the instructions further comprise omitting map data having a predetermined time-dependent status from the map.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 wherein the instructions further comprise indicating the time-dependent status without omitting map data.

23. The non-transitory computer-readable medium claim 19 wherein the instructions further comprise displaying the data in a different colour depending on its time-dependent status.

24. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 wherein the instructions further comprise labelling the data or omitting a label on the data depending on its time-dependent status.

25. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 wherein the user input comprises a graphical user interface (GUI) element having a plurality of positions corresponding to different times whereby the user can manipulate the GUI element to different positions to select the required time.

26. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 wherein the instructions further comprise giving an indication of a time selected by a user.

27. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 wherein the instructions further comprise displaying the generated map on a screen of a mobile device.