US 2014/0280180 A1Published application

System and method for interacting with virtual maps

AssigneeXdyne, Inc.

InventorsAda Mae Edecker, Alex Siyanko

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Abstract

The disclosed system provides a computerized map system with map elements represented by markers. The system arranges map elements by category and subcategory, with each type of marker corresponding to a category. The system may divide the geographic area based on neighborhood and city area. The system also provides the user with controls to search the objects, to display results in layers, to navigate the objects, and to quickly compare information about the objects using standardized positions for similar kinds of information. The system also enables users to memorialize searches and browsing by pinning map objects that the user is interested in. In an embodiment, a number of tiers of advertising are also provided, such that business owners as clients can pay for advertising content and customizability appropriate for their businesses.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A computerized map display system comprising:

at least one processor;
at least one display device;
at least one input device;
and
at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to:
(a) store an indication of a plurality of categories, at least one of the plurality of categories including a plurality of subcategories,
(b) store an indication of an association between each of a plurality of map elements and one of the plurality of categories;
(c) store an indication of an association between at least one of the plurality of map elements and one of the plurality of subcategories;
(d) receive an indication of a user search string;
(e) display at least of the plurality of map elements that satisfies the user search string;
(f) determine at least one category or subcategory that is similar to but does not exactly match the user search string;
and
(g) display at least one of the plurality of map elements having the determined similar category or subcategory.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 14/209,366Filed 13 Mar 2014
Priority: 14 Mar 2013
Published: 18 Sep 2014
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification4 codes

G06F 16/285
Relational databases: clustering or classification
G06F 16/9535
Querying, e.g. by the use of web search engines: search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
G06F 16/9538
Querying, e.g. by the use of web search engines: presentation of query results
G06F
Computing and data processing