Patent ID: 9449407
Filing Date: 2016-09-20
CPC Classification: G01C,G06Q,G06T,G09B

Claim Text:
1. A method for displaying graphic elements on a digital map based on application data generated or received by an application executing on a client computing device, the method comprising: receiving a user mapping request for a digital map on the client computing device; sending a mapping data request, corresponding to the user mapping request, from the client computing device via a network connection, the mapping data request including a geographic location and corresponding to a current time; receiving, in response to the mapping data request, mapping data for generating a standard map image corresponding to the geographic location, wherein the mapping data includes a plurality of graphic elements that represent the geographic location; retrieving application data generated or received by an application executing on the client computing device, wherein the application data includes an application data time, scheduled task data indicating a scheduled task, and an application data location, wherein the mapping data request geographic location corresponds to the application data location; determining a difference between the application data time and the current time; automatically modifying, without receiving a new user mapping request, the received mapping data to generate a customized map image, including selecting for display or modifying an appearance of one or more graphic elements from the received mapping data that are relevant to the scheduled task based on the retrieved application data and the difference between the application data time and the current time; and displaying the modified mapping data on the client computing device.