Patent ID: 7711699
Filing Date: 2010-05-04
Classification: G08G,Y10S

Abstract:
1. One or more computer-readable storage media having computer-useable instructions embodied thereon for performing a method of presenting real-world situational data on a system-independent, dynamically updateable user interface, the method comprising: receiving information from a vector based computer aided drafting graphics file that depicts a drawing comprising display objects which correspond to real-world objects that have variable display characteristics, wherein the display objects describe roadway geometry; rendering a set of definable objects that are situated to resemble the roadway geometry using coordinate geometry information from the graphics file without user intervention; associating one or more attributes with the set of definable objects to obtain object rendering data; providing a dynamically updateable user interface that includes one or more dynamic objects that are useable to reflect real-world events, wherein the dynamic objects are associated with one or more variable characteristics, and wherein the dynamic objects are depicted on a map that is generated from the object-rendering data that, if updated, automatically results in said dynamic object being updated consistent therewith; receiving situational data that corresponds to a status of the real-world events, said situational data derived from one or more components, said components comprising law enforcement agencies, weather information systems, dynamic message signs, and publicly displayed sensors and cameras; conforming the one or more variable characteristics to be consistent with the situational data such that an observer of the one or more dynamic objects is informed of a current status corresponding to a real-world situation; and utilizing a route manager with the dynamically updateable user interface to perform a segment assembly process that includes,