Patent application EP17162247A (EP), filed 2017-03-22
Publication number: EP3322149A1
Title: CUSTOMIZED MAP GENERATION WITH REAL TIME MESSAGES AND LOCATIONS FROM CONCURRENT USERS
Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for creating customized maps for each concurrent user by combining static information in the form of map outline and landmark information and dynamic information in the form of user location and user messages and rendering the customized maps in real time. The geographical coordinates of the outline map is projected in 2 dimensional coordinates which are then converted to string format, thereby making them editable in real time. The customized outline map having dynamic and static data is rendered in vector graphics to each concurrent user in real time and customized as desired. In accordance with the present disclosure, for a rendered customized outline map, further updation may relate only to the dynamic data of the map thereby rending the map efficiently.
IPC codes: G01C  21/    32            A I
G01C  21/    36            A I
H04L  29/    06            A I
H04W   4/    02            A I
H04L  67/    52            A I
Claims: number: 1
text: A processor implemented method (300) comprising:
number: 2
text: The processor implemented method of claim 1, wherein the step of receiving information pertaining to geographical coordinates comprises receiving at least one of:
number: 3
text: The processor implemented method of claim 1, wherein the step of receiving information pertaining to landmark coordinates comprises receiving at least one of:
number: 4
text: The processor implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:
number: 5
text: The processor implemented method of claim 1 further comprising restricting access to the at least one customized outline map to one or more users.
number: 6
text: The processor implemented method of claim 1 further comprising updating at least the dynamic data of the at least one customized outline map.
number: 7
text: A system (200) comprising:
number: 8
text: The system of claim 7, wherein the one or more hardware processors are further configured to receive information pertaining to geographical coordinates in the form of at least one of:
number: 9
text: The system of claim 7, wherein the one or more hardware processors are further configured to receive information pertaining to landmark coordinates in the form of at least one of:
number: 10
text: The system of claim 7, wherein the one or more hardware processors are further configured to:
number: 11
text: The system of claim 7, wherein the one or more hardware processors are further configured to restrict access to the at least one customized outline map to one or more users.
number: 12
text: The system of claim 7, wherein the one or more hardware processors are further configured to update at least the dynamic data of the at least one customized outline map.
number: 13
text: A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having a computer readable program embodied therein, wherein the computer readable program, when executed on a computing device, causes the computing device to:
number: 14
text: The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the computer readable program further causes the computing device to:
Office action: search_report, dated 2018-05-16
Rejection reasons: inventive_step_epc_56
Prior art cited: ref_id: US2012323992A1
ref_type: patent
severity: background
ref_id: US2009237263A1
ref_type: patent
severity: background
ref_id: US2015135114A1
ref_type: patent
severity: background
ref_id: US2009237263
ref_type: patent
severity: obviousness
ref_id: US2012323992
ref_type: patent
severity: obviousness
ref_id: US2015135114
ref_type: patent
severity: background
Final disposition: pending (2018-05-16)