Systems and methods for interactive digital maps
OwnerBrandon Biggsinventor
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Abstract
Methods and system for providing digital audio mapping are provided wherein data representing real or virtual worlds is obtained from internal or external data sources and used to generate a digital auditory map that can be navigated using auditory sound cues. The digital audio map can be created by a digital audio map generator and presented to the user through a digital audio map presentation interface. The digital audio map presentation interface can provide multiple navigation modes to the user, including a tree-based mode, a grid-based mode, and a first-person-based mode. The user is able to dynamically select the preferred navigation mode.
Claims20
A method for providing a digital map, said method comprising:
- accepting pre-existing data representative of spatial measurements of features within a real-world or data-based environment;
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- generating a digital map comprising objects from the data representative of one or more features, wherein the digital map comprises a plurality of navigational modes comprising:
- a tree-based mode comprising an object menu accessible in a hierarchical manner, the object menu comprising objects within the environment, wherein the objects comprise one or more of points, polygons, or lines;
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- a grid-based mode comprising a text message automatically generated whenever a user moves to a new location within the environment;
- and
- accepting input from the user to switch between navigation modes;
- presenting to the user the object menu when tree-based mode is utilized;
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- automatically presenting to the user text messages comprising indications of empty space and attributes of the objects when grid-based mode is utilized.
A computer system for providing a digital map, the system comprising:
- at least one processing unit;
- memory operably associated with at least one processing unit;
- a digital map component storable in memory and executable by at least one processing unit, the digital map program comprising:
- a digital map generator component configured to receive pre-existing data representative of spatial measurements of features within a real-world or data-based environment and generate a digital map comprising objects from the data representative of one or more features;
- a digital map presentation component configured to provide a plurality of navigational modes comprising:
- a tree-based mode comprising an object menu accessible in a hierarchical manner, the object menu comprising objects within the environment, wherein the objects comprise one or more of points, polygons, or lines;
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- a grid-based mode comprising a text message automatically generated whenever a user moves to a new location within the environment;
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- wherein the digital map component is further configured to accept input from the user to switch between navigational modes;
- wherein the object menu is presented to the user when tree-based mode is utilized;
- wherein text messages comprising indications of empty space and attributes of the objects are automatically presented to the user when grid-based mode is utilized.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.