Quality display

• US 8,941,677 B1
• Filed: 12/21/2012
• Issued: 01/27/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Peter D. Hallenbeck
• Original Assignee: Peter D. Hallenbeck
• Inventors: Hallenbeck, Peter D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Sajous, Wesner
• Application Number:
  US13/724,420
• Time in Patent Office: 767 Days
• Field of Search: 345/581, 345/619, 345629-630, 345/440, 345501-502, 345/505, 345/520, 345/522, 345/538, 345/560, 345/548, 345/55, 345/59, 382/100, 382/113, 382/173, 382/286, 382/303, 382/304, 382/305, 382/307, 701 23- 24, 701/25, 701/409, 701/412, 701/418, 701/422, 701/430, 701/451, 701/454, 701/455, 701/461, 701/517, 701/523, 709/201, 709/203, 715/700, 715708-712, 715/740, 715/744, 715/763, 715/764
• US Class Current: 345/581
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06312 Adjustment or analysis of established resource schedule, e.g. resource or task levelling, or dynamic rescheduling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0201 Market modelling; Market analysis; Collecting market data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

A quality display is disclosed. Embodiments of the invention provide for the display of an indication of quality of a geographic survey. In some example embodiments, a survey grid corresponding to the geographic boundaries of a dynamically created survey area is displayed, where the displayed survey grid expands based on the geographic movement of survey participants. In additional embodiments, data representing the survey grid, cells of the survey grid, and a plurality of sub-cells into which each cell of the survey grid is divided is stored. In other embodiments, a numerical index corresponding to the quality of the survey in each cell of the survey grid is determined based on positioning information. In still other embodiments, a display attribute associated with each cell of the survey grid is adjusted in accordance with the numerical index.

Claims

1. A method of displaying an indication of quality of a geographic survey, the method comprising:

displaying a survey grid corresponding to the geographic boundaries of a dynamically created survey area, wherein the displayed survey grid expands based on the geographic movement of survey participants;

storing data representing the survey grid, cells of the survey grid, and a plurality of sub-cells into which each cell of the survey grid is divided;

determining, using a processing device and ongoing positioning information for each participant engaged in the survey relative to each sub-cell within the cells, a numerical index corresponding to the quality of the survey in each cell of the survey grid; and

adjusting, using the processing device, a display attribute associated with each cell of the survey grid in accordance with the numerical index.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the numerical index is based on the number of times any participant has entered a cell of the survey grid or each sub-cell within a cell.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the participant is not counted as having entered a cell until the participant is a pre-selected distance inside the perimeter of the cell.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the numerical index is based on the number of times any unique participant has entered a cell or each sub-cell within a cell.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the numerical index is based on the number of sub-cells within a cell that have been occupied by at least one participant.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the display attribute is the opacity of a cell as seen overlain on a digitally displayed map of the designated survey area.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the adjusting, using the processing device, a display attribute associated with each cell comprises:

adjusting, using the processing device, the opacity of a cell based on the percent of sub-cells within the cell that have been occupied by at least one participant.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the dynamically created survey area is restricted to pre-set overall fixed geographic area.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the ongoing positioning information comprises a latitude and a longitude.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein each cell has a square shape.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining, using the processing device, that at least one participant is positioned a pre-selected distance outside of any of the cells; and

creating, using the processing device, a new cell in response to determining the position of the at least one participant.

12. A a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, allow the processor to perform a method of displaying an indication of quality of a geographic survey, the method comprising:

displaying a survey grid corresponding to the geographic boundaries of a dynamically created survey area, wherein the displayed survey grid expands based on the geographic movement of survey participants;

storing data representing the survey grid, cells of the survey grid, and a plurality of sub-cells into which each cell of the survey grid is divided;

determining using ongoing positioning information for each participant engaged in the survey relative to each sub-cell within the cells, a numerical index corresponding to the quality of the survey in each cell of the survey grid; and

adjusting a display attribute associated with each cell of the survey grid in accordance with the numerical index.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 12, wherein the numerical index is based on the number of times any participant has entered a cell of the survey grid or each sub-cell within a cell.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13, wherein the participant is not counted as having entered a cell until the participant is a pre-selected distance inside the outer perimeter of the cell.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13, wherein the numerical index is based on the number of times any unique participant has entered a cell or each sub-cell within a cell.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 12, wherein the numerical index is based on the number of sub-cells within a cell that have been occupied by at least one participant.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 12, wherein the display attribute is the opacity of a cell as seen overlain on a digitally displayed map of the designated survey area.

18. A system for displaying an indication of quality of a geographic survey, the system comprising:

a data store comprising data representing the survey grid, cells of the survey grid, and a plurality of sub-cells into which each cell of the survey grid is divided; and

an instruction execution platform including non-transitory computer program code, which when executed, causes the instruction execution platform to;

display a survey grid corresponding to the geographic boundaries of a dynamically created survey area, wherein the displayed survey grid expands based on the geographic movement of survey participants;

determine, using ongoing positioning information for each participant engaged in the survey relative to each sub-cell within the cells, a numerical index corresponding to the quality of the survey in each cell of the survey grid; and

adjust a display attribute associated with each cell of the survey grid in accordance with the numerical index.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the numerical index is based on the number of times any participant has entered a cell of the survey grid or each sub-cell within a cell.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein the numerical index is based on the number of sub-cells within a cell that have been occupied by at least one participant.

21. The system of claim 18, wherein the display attribute is the opacity of a cell as seen overlain on a digitally displayed map of the designated survey area.

22. Apparatus for displaying an indication of quality of a geographic survey, the apparatus comprising:

means for displaying a survey grid corresponding to the geographic boundaries of a dynamically created survey area, wherein the displayed survey grid expands based on the geographic movement of survey participants;

means for storing data representing the survey grid, cells of the survey grid, and a plurality of sub-cells into which each cell of the survey grid is divided;

means for determining, using ongoing positioning information for each participant engaged in the survey relative to each sub-cell within the cells, a numerical index corresponding to the quality of the survey in each cell of the survey grid; and

means for adjusting, using a processor, a display attribute associated with each cell of the survey grid in accordance with the numerical index.

23. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the numerical index is based on the number of times any participant has entered a cell of the survey grid or each sub-cell within a cell.

24. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the numerical index is based on the number of sub-cells within a cell that have been occupied by at least one participant.

25. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the display attribute is the opacity of a cell as seen overlain on a digitally displayed map of the designated survey area.