Coordinated geospatial, list-based and filter-based selection

• US 9,158,789 B2
• Filed: 12/30/2011
• Issued: 10/13/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Garrett, Tricia Y., Hyink, Carolyn, Nesbitt, Pamela A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Xiao, Ke
• Assistant Examiner(s): Isanians, Raffi
• Application Number:
  US13/341,246
• Publication Number:
  US 20130169673A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,383 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases

Abstract

A geospatial and list-based mapping system, including: a mapping engine configured to: present a map display on a display device, wherein the map display includes elements within a viewing area of the map display, wherein the elements include geospatial characteristics; and present a list display on the display device, wherein the list display includes a customizable list having the elements from the map display; and synchronizer configured to: synchronize the map display and the list display to concurrently update the elements according to a user input.

Claims

1. A computer program product, comprising:

a non-transitory computer readable storage medium to store a computer readable program, wherein the computer readable program, when executed by a processor within a computer, causes the computer to perform operations for coordinated geospatial and list-based mapping, the operations comprising;

presenting a map display on a display device, wherein the map display comprises elements within a viewing area of the map display, wherein the elements comprise geospatial characteristics, wherein the elements comprise selected and unselected elements;

presenting a list display on the display device, wherein the list display comprises a customizable list comprising the elements from the map display;

receiving a user input drawing a selection area in the viewing area of the map display, wherein the selection area is a user determined shape, wherein the selection area is smaller than the viewing area of the map display, wherein the viewing area comprises elements that are visible within the map display and are outside the selection area;

selecting any unselected elements within the selection area in response to the user input drawing the selection area and deselecting any selected elements outside the selection area in response to the user input drawing the selection area; and

synchronizing the map display and the list display to concurrently update the selection and deselection of the elements according to the user input, the selection and deselection occurring on both the map display and the list display.

2. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the computer readable program, when executed on the computer, causes the computer to perform additional operations, comprising:

selecting an element in either the map display or the list display; and

concurrently synchronizing the map display and the list display to present the selected element in both the map display and the list display in a selected state.

3. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein displaying elements outside the selection area and within the viewing area in a deselected state further comprises:

deselecting elements outside the selection area in response to determining that all elements in the viewing area are selected before drawing the selection area.

4. The computer program product of claim 3, wherein the computer readable program, when executed on the computer, causes the computer to perform additional operations, comprising:

highlighting an element in either the map display or the list display;

displaying the highlighted element in a highlighted state in the map display and the list display.

5. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the computer readable program, when executed on the computer, causes the computer to perform additional operations, comprising:

presenting the map display and the list display on the display device simultaneously.

6. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the computer readable program, when executed on the computer, causes the computer to perform additional operations, comprising:

filtering the elements in the map display and the list display according to selected preferences in the map display or the list display.

7. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the computer readable program, when executed on the computer, causes the computer to perform additional operations, comprising:

displaying a list of menu options in response to receiving a cursor input in the map display or the list display, wherein the list of menu options is shared by the map display and the list display.

8. A method for coordinated geospatial and list-based mapping, the operations comprising:

presenting a map display on a display device, wherein the map display comprises elements within a viewing area of the map display, wherein the elements comprise geospatial characteristics, wherein the elements comprise selected and unselected elements;

presenting a list display on the display device, wherein the list display comprises a customizable list comprising the elements from the map display;

receiving a user input drawing a selection area in the viewing area of the map display, wherein the selection area is a user determined shape, wherein the selection area is smaller than the viewing area of the map display, wherein the viewing area comprises elements that are visible within the map display and are outside the selection area;

selecting any unselected elements within the selection area in response to the user input drawing the selection area and deselecting any selected elements outside the selection area in response to the user input drawing the selection area; and

synchronizing the map display and the list display to concurrently update the selection and deselection of the elements according to the user input, the selection and deselection occurring on both the map display and the list display.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

selecting an element in either the map display or the list display; and

concurrently synchronizing the map display and the list display to present the selected element in both the map display and the list display in a selected state.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein displaying elements outside the selection area and within the viewing area in a deselected state further comprises:

deselecting elements outside the selection area in response to determining that all elements in the viewing area are selected before drawing the selection area

displaying the selected elements in the map display and the list display in the selected state; and

displaying the deselected elements in the map display and the list display in a deselected state.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

highlighting an element in either the map display or the list display;

displaying the highlighted element in a highlighted state in the map display and the list display.

12. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

presenting the map display and the list display on the display device simultaneously.

13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

filtering the elements in the map display and the list display according to selected preferences in the map display or the list display.

14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

displaying a list of menu options in response to receiving a cursor input in the map display or the list display, wherein the list of menu options is shared by the map display and the list display.

15. A geospatial and list-based mapping system, comprising:

a mapping engine configured to;

present a map display on a display device, wherein the map display comprises elements within a viewing area of the map display, wherein the elements comprise geospatial characteristics, wherein the elements comprise selected and unselected elements; and

present a list display on the display device, wherein the list display comprises a customizable list comprising the elements from the map display; and

a synchronizer configured to;

receive a user input to draw a selection area in the viewing area of the map display, wherein the selection area is a user determined shape, wherein the selection area is smaller than the viewing area of the map display, wherein the viewing area comprises elements that are visible within the map display and are outside the selection area;

select any unselected elements within the selection area in response to the user input drawing the selection area and deselect any selected elements outside the selection area in response to the user input drawing the selection area; and

synchronize the map display and the list display to concurrently update the selection and deselection of the elements according to the user input, the selection and deselection occurring on both the map display and the list display.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the synchronizer is further configured to:

select an element in either the map display or the list display; and

concurrently synchronize the map display and the list display to present the selected element in both of the map display and the list display in a selected state.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the synchronizer is further configured to:

deselecting elements outside the selection area in response to determining that all elements in the viewing area are selected before drawing the selection area.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the synchronizer is further configured to:

highlighting an element in either the map display or the list display;

displaying the highlighted element in a highlighted state in the map display and the list display.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the synchronizer is further configured to:

filtering the elements in the map display and the list display according to selected preferences in the map display or the list display.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the computer readable program, when executed on the computer, causes the computer to perform additional operations, comprising:

displaying a list of menu options in response to receiving a cursor input in the map display or the list display, wherein the list of menu options is shared by the map display and the list display.