User interface methods and apparatus for controlling the visual display of maps having selectable map elements in mobile communications devices
    2.
    发明公开
    User interface methods and apparatus for controlling the visual display of maps having selectable map elements in mobile communications devices 有权
    用于与移动通信设备中选择的地图要素控制地图的视觉显示的用户界面的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:EP1840520A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-10-03

    申请号:EP06116830.8

    申请日:2006-07-07

    摘要: One illustrative method for use in controlling user interface operation of a communication device when visually displaying a map involves the steps of causing a viewable map region of the map to be visually displayed in a display, the viewable map region having a plurality of selectable map elements; maintaining a list of element identifiers which includes element identifiers corresponding to the selectable map elements in the viewable map region, each element identifier being associated with a pair of x, y coordinates for visual display; controlling end user selection of the selectable map elements via a positioning mechanism in left and right directions in accordance with a numeric order of the x-coordinates; controlling end user selection of the selectable map elements via the positioning mechanism in up and down directions in accordance with a numeric order of the y-coordinates; and repeating the acts of causing, maintaining, and controlling for a next viewable map region of the map having a next plurality of selectable map elements. The end user selection may be controlled specifically by monitoring to detect a forward (or reverse) direction positioning signal from the positioning mechanism; in response to detecting the forward (or reverse) direction positioning signal: causing a cursor in the display to be moved in a forward (or reverse) direction so as to select a next (or previous) selectable map element in the viewable map region, but if a last (or first) selectable map element in the viewable map region is currently selected when the forward (or reverse) direction positioning signal is detected, causing the viewable map region of the map to be panned in the display in the forward (or reverse) direction.

    摘要翻译: 用于控制用户界面的操作的通信设备当在视觉上显示地图的使用的一个示例性方法包括在视觉上显示在显示使地图的可视地图区域的步骤,具有可选择地图要素的多个可视地图区域 ; 保持元件标识符,该标识符包括元素标识符对应于可视区域地图可选择地图元素的列表,每个元件标识符与一对x相关联,y坐标为视觉显示; 控制经由在雅舞蹈左右方向与X坐标的数值顺序的定位机构可选择地图要素的端用户选择; 控制经由在上下与y坐标的数值顺序雅舞蹈方向定位机构可选择地图要素的端用户选择; 和重复产生,维护,和控制装置,用于具有可选择地图要素的下一个多个地图的下一可视地图区域的行为。 终端用户的选择可以具体通过监测以检测正向(或反向)从定位机构方向的定位信号来控制; 响应于检测的正向(或反向)方向上的定位信号:在所述显示使光标被在向前移动(或反向)方向,从而在可视地图区域选择下一个(或上一个)可选择的地图要素, 但是,如果在可视地图区域中的最后的(或第一)选择地图元件当前选择当正向(或反向)被检测方向上的定位信号,使地图的可查看地图区域中在正向(所述显示器被平移 或反向)方向。

    Bitmap array for optimally distributing map data content to wireless communications devices
    3.
    发明公开
    Bitmap array for optimally distributing map data content to wireless communications devices 审中-公开
    位图数组zur优化Verteilung eines Kartendateninhalts auf drahtloseKommunikationsgeräte

    公开(公告)号:EP1986176A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-10-29

    申请号:EP07114200.4

    申请日:2007-08-10

    IPC分类号: G09B29/00 G01C21/26 G01C21/00

    摘要: A method of distributing map data from a map server to a wireless communications device entails generating a bitmap array representative of the vector map data for a given zoom level, computing attributes of the bitmap array to determine which map features to retain and which map features to suppress, and then transmitting to the wireless device only the map data for the map features to be retained. By counting the number of bitmap cells representing a polygonal map feature such as a park, lake, or island, the approximate area is quickly estimated. If the area falls below a threshold, the map data for the small polygon is discarded. Similarly, if a polyline map feature overlaps (or is too proximate to) another polyline map feature, one of the polyline map features is discarded. The map data actually transmitted is thus reduced, thereby economizing bandwidth without unduly sacrificing map detail.

    摘要翻译: 将地图数据从地图服务器分配到无线通信设备的方法需要生成表示给定缩放级别的矢量地图数据的位图阵列,计算位图阵列的属性以确定要保留哪些地图特征以及哪些地图特征到 禁止,然后向无线设备发送仅保留地图特征的地图数据。 通过计算表示多边形地图特征(如公园,湖泊或岛屿)的位图单元的数量,可以快速估计大致面积。 如果该区域低于阈值,则舍弃小多边形的地图数据。 类似地,如果折线图特征与另一折线图特征重叠(或太接近),则折线中的一个折线图特征被丢弃。 实际发送的地图数据因此减少,从而节省带宽而不会不适当地牺牲地图细节。

    Map version control methods and apparatus for updating the use of network-maintained map data sets for mobile communication devices
    4.
    发明公开
    Map version control methods and apparatus for updating the use of network-maintained map data sets for mobile communication devices 有权
    一种用于控制地图版本和设备用于更新使用的网络维护的地图数据的方法设置的移动通信设备

    公开(公告)号:EP1840513A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-10-03

    申请号:EP06116851.4

    申请日:2006-07-07

    IPC分类号: G01C21/26

    CPC分类号: G01C21/32 H04W4/02

    摘要: A map version control method of providing updates of network-maintained map data sets in mobile communication devices includes the steps of receiving a version of map data from a network database through a wireless communication network; causing the map to be visually displayed in a display in accordance with the version of the map data; maintaining storage of the version of the map data in a cache; receiving, through the wireless communication network, an indication indicating that an alternative or updated version of the map data corresponding to the map is available in the network database; identifying, at the mobile communication device, one of an acceptance and a declination of the alternative version of the map data; if the acceptance is identified: causing one or more requests for the alternative version of the map data to be sent through the wireless communication network, receiving the alternative version of the map data through the wireless communication network in response to the one or more requests, and causing the map to be visually displayed in the display in accordance with the alternative version of the map data; and if the declination is identified: retraining from causing one or more requests for the alternative version of the map data to be sent through the wireless communication network and continuing to cause the map to be visually displayed in the display in accordance with the version of the map data. The map corresponding to the alternative version of the map data may include one or more map objects that are unavailable in the map of the other version or an appearance that is different from the appearance of the map of the other version.

    摘要翻译: 在移动通信设备提供的网络维护的地图数据集更新的地图版本控制方法,包括通过无线通信网络接收从网络数据库中的版本的地图数据的步骤; 造成被可视地显示在与地图数据的版本雅舞蹈显示在地图上; 保持在高速缓存中的地图数据的版本存储; 接收,通过无线通信网络,指示的指示那样,以地图数据的替换或更新的版本相对应的映射是在网络数据库中可用; 识别,在所述移动通信装置,接受和的地图数据的替代形式的偏角中的一个; 如果接受被识别的:引起用于地图数据的替代版本的一个或多个请求,以通过无线通信网络发送,通过所述无线通信网络接收响应的地图数据的替代版本的一个或多个请求, 以及使在视觉上显示在与地图数据的替代形式雅舞蹈显示在地图上; 并且如果偏角被识别:从曹景伟为地图数据的替代版本的一个或多个请求重新训练,以通过无线通信网络发送和继续导致地图与的版本被视觉地显示在显示在雅舞蹈 地图数据。 地图对应于地图数据的替代形式可包括一个或多个地图对象没有在的其他版本的地图不可用或在外观上所做的是从其他版本的地图的外观不同。

    Mobile tracking
    5.
    发明公开
    Mobile tracking 有权
    手机跟踪

    公开(公告)号:EP2068120A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-06-10

    申请号:EP07122318.4

    申请日:2007-12-04

    摘要: A method of tracking a first wireless communications device using another computing device, such as a second wireless communications device, includes obtaining current position data for the first wireless communications device and obtaining one or more of speed data, time data, and path data for the first wireless communications device. The first wireless device then transmits the current position data and at least one of the speed data, time data and path data to the second wireless communications device or other computing device. In addition to current position data, the speed, path and time data facilitate tracking of the first wireless communications device. When a first mobile user wants a second mobile user to follow him, the first mobile user can put his device in "follow me" (tracking) mode. This is particularly useful when the first and second mobile users are traveling in respective cars or other vehicles.

    摘要翻译: 使用诸如第二无线通信设备的另一计算设备跟踪第一无线通信设备的方法包括获得第一无线通信设备的当前位置数据,并且获得速度数据,时间数据和路径数据中的一个或多个 第一无线通信设备。 然后,第一无线设备将当前位置数据和速度数据,时间数据和路径数据中的至少一个传送到第二无线通信设备或其他计算设备。 除了当前位置数据之外,速度,路径和时间数据有助于跟踪第一无线通信设备。 当第一个移动用户希望第二个移动用户跟随他时,第一个移动用户可以将他的设备置于“跟随我”(跟踪)模式。 当第一和第二移动用户在相应的车辆或其他车辆中行驶时,这是特别有用的。

    Methods and apparatus for dynamically labeling map objects in visually displayed maps of mobile communication devices
    6.
    发明公开
    Methods and apparatus for dynamically labeling map objects in visually displayed maps of mobile communication devices 有权
    用于在视觉上显示的地图的移动通信设备的地图对象的动态识别的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:EP1840515A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-10-03

    申请号:EP06116848.0

    申请日:2006-07-07

    IPC分类号: G01C21/32 G09B29/10

    摘要: Methods and apparatus for dynamically labeling map objects for different views of a visually displayed map are disclosed. For each view of a plurality of different views of a map, a view of the map is rendered "on-the-fly" in a display. The technique is performed by retrieving map data which includes map object graphics data and map object label data; causing one or more portions of a map object (e.g. a road) to be rendered in the view of the display in accordance with the map object graphics data; and also causing a map object label (e.g. a name of the road) to be rendered in the view of the display, in accordance with the map object label data, on or along a portion of the map object between its vertice coordinates, such that a linear position of the map object label on or along the portion of the map object is different from its linear position in each of the other views of the map so that the map object label fits within the view in a continuous moving fashion from view to view. In a specific embodiment, the map object label is rendered by identifying the portion of the map object to be a longest portion of the one or more portions of the map object in the view; identifying a centerpoint of the portion identified to be the longest portion; and causing the map object label to be rendered relative to the centerpoint of the portion identified to be the longest portion.

    摘要翻译: 方法和装置用于动态地标记地图对象为在视觉上显示的地图的不同视图是游离缺失盘。 为的地图的不同视图的多个每个视图中,地图的视图被呈现“在飞行中”的显示。 该技术进行通过检索地图数据包括地图哪个对象的图形数据和地图对象labelData; 使一个或一个地图对象(例如道路)的与所述地图对象的图形数据雅舞蹈显示的视图中呈现的多个部分; 等使地图对象的标签(例如,道路的名称)的显示的视图中呈现时,在雅舞蹈与地图对象labelData,上或沿其顶点坐标之间的映射对象的一部分,检查的确 上或沿着地图对象的所述部分地图对象标签的线性位置是从在每个地图的另一视图它的线性位置不同,所以做了视图中的地图对象标签装配在一个连续移动的方式从视图 视图。 在一个具体的实施方式中,地图对象标签是通过识别所述地图对象的所述部分是在视图中的地图对象的一个​​或多个部分的最长部分呈现; 识别识别为处于部分的最长的部分的中心点; 以及使所述地图对象的标签以将相对于识别为处于部分的最长的部分的中心点呈现。