US 2016/0109257 A1 · METHODS FOR AUTOMATED AND SEMIAUTOMATED COMPOSITION OF VISUAL SEQUENCES, FLOWS, AND FLYOVERS BASED ON CONTENT AND CONTEXT

Abstract

A system with the ability to dynamically compose a sequence of visual views or flows allowing a single object or region, or multiple objects or regions, to be viewed from different perspectives and visual distances is described. The sequence of views can provide smooth flyovers over positions and details on objects that are deemed to be of interest, with changes in zoom level and/or velocity that are functions of the estimated complexity and/or unfamiliarity with features of the object. In an example, a flyover displaying different views on a map of a city arterial system on a small-screened mobile device is composed based on current traffic conditions, swooping up and down with parabolic trajectories, based on distances being traversed, and pausing at times over key traffic jams and other findings of interest based on the estimated visual complexity and predicted atypicality of situations.

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Dependent claims

A method of displaying a flyover, the method comprising:

receiving data relating to a roadway system;
receiving a request for a graphical depiction of a flyover of a route on the roadway system and an identification of a location to be represented in the flyover;
and
generating the graphical depiction of the flyover for display on a display of a computing device, wherein the graphical depiction of the flyover includes aspects that simulate different flyover velocities for different portions of the flyover, wherein the different flyover velocities are based at least in part on distances from the location represented in the flyover from each of the different portions of the flyover, and wherein:
the different flyover velocities include a first velocity for a first portion of the flyover and a second velocity for a second portion of the flyover;
the first portion is at a first distance from the location;
the second portion is at a second distance from the location;
the second distance is less than the first distance;
and
the first velocity is faster than the second velocity.

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Methods for automated and semiautomated composition of visual sequences, flows, and flyovers based on content and context

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Methods for automated and semiautomated composition of visual sequences, flows, and flyovers based on content and context

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Abstract

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