Patent ID: 6434258
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for applying one or more substances to a geographical area, comprising:obtaining a visual representation of said geographical area; associating with a first representation of a first subarea of said visual representation, first information for applying a mixture of said one or more substances to said first subarea; presenting an image of said visual representation to a person, wherein said image distinguishes a presentation of said first representation from at least one other portion of said image; receiving input from the person, wherein said input is indicative of an area change in said first subarea, wherein (a) through (c) following: (a) said input includes a representation of one or more geographic locations for at least part of a perimeter for said area change, (b) said input does not include an identification of at least one pixel representing an interior to said area change, and (c) at least a portion of said area change does not have said first information associated therewith for applying said mixture of said one or more substances to said portion; generating, using said input, a second representation of a modified version of said first subarea, said modified version including said first subarea and said area change, wherein said first information is associated with said second representation; accessing said second representation and said first information for applying said one or more substances to said modified version of said first subarea according to said mixture.