VEHICLE MAP ICON
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a computer processor;
an input operable to receive;
first indications of positions and directions of travel of a first vehicle; and
second indications of statuses of a first deployable payload onboard the first vehicle;
a computer memory storing;
a computer-generated image of a region in which the first vehicle is operating; and
an application that, when executed by the computer processor;
generates a first graphical icon, the first graphical icon comprising;
a first icon portion indicating the statuses of the first deployable payload; and
a second icon portion indicating the first vehicle, wherein the second icon portion is arranged relative to the first icon portion based on the direction of travel of the first vehicle, and wherein the second icon portion is smaller than the first icon portion; and
outputs the computer-generated image with the generated firstgraphical icon superimposed on the generated computer image at a locationthat coincides with the position of the first vehicle; and
a computer display operable to display the output computer-generated image and the generated first graphical icon.
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Abstract
A method, system, and computer program product for generating a graphical icon for a vehicle carrying a payload is provided. The graphical icon includes a first icon portion that indicates a status of the first deployable payload, which can include several separately deployable sub-payloads. The graphical icon also includes a second icon portion that indicates the vehicle. The second icon portion is arranged relative to the first icon portion to indicate a direction of travel of the vehicle. The second icon portion may be smaller than the first icon portion to emphasize the payload status. The graphical icon is generated based on information about the vehicle and payload received from the vehicle. The generated graphical icon can be displayed on a computer display, such as on a top-down view map display in which the generated icon is overlaid on the map at the location of the vehicle and its payload.
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20 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a computer processor; an input operable to receive; first indications of positions and directions of travel of a first vehicle; and second indications of statuses of a first deployable payload onboard the first vehicle; a computer memory storing; a computer-generated image of a region in which the first vehicle is operating; and an application that, when executed by the computer processor; generates a first graphical icon, the first graphical icon comprising; a first icon portion indicating the statuses of the first deployable payload; and a second icon portion indicating the first vehicle, wherein the second icon portion is arranged relative to the first icon portion based on the direction of travel of the first vehicle, and wherein the second icon portion is smaller than the first icon portion; and outputs the computer-generated image with the generated first graphical icon superimposed on the generated computer image at a location that coincides with the position of the first vehicle; and a computer display operable to display the output computer-generated image and the generated first graphical icon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A computer program product for calculating a predicted abnormal operation of a machine, the computer program product comprising:
a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code embodied therewith, the computer-readable program code executable by one or more computer processors to; receive a first indication of a position and direction of travel of a first vehicle; receive a second indication of a status of a first deployable payload onboard the first vehicle; generate a first graphical icon, the first graphical icon comprising; a first icon portion indicating the status of the first deployable payload; and a second icon portion indicating the first vehicle, wherein the second icon portion is arranged relative to the first icon portion based on the direction of travel of the first vehicle, and wherein the second icon portion is smaller than the first portion; generate a computer image indicating a region in which the first vehicle is operating; and output to a computer display the generated computer image and the generated first graphical icon, wherein the generated first graphical icon is superimposed on the generated computer image at a location that coincides with the position of the first vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-implemented method for generating an icon, comprising:
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receiving a first indication of a position and direction of travel of a first vehicle; receiving a second indication of a first status of a first deployable payload onboard the first vehicle; generating a first graphical icon, the first graphical icon comprising; a first icon portion indicating the status of the first deployable payload; and a second icon portion indicating the first vehicle, wherein the second icon portion is arranged relative to the first icon portion based the direction of travel of the first vehicle, and wherein the second icon portion is smaller than the first icon portion; generating a computer image indicating a region in which the first vehicle is operating; and outputting to a computer display the generated computer image and the generated first graphical icon, wherein the generated first graphical icon is superimposed on the generated computer image at a location that coincides with the position of the first vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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