Patent Grant
8554475
The present invention relates to data processing by digital computer, and more particularly to static and dynamic contours.
Portable mapping devices, such as Global Positioning System (GPS) devices and Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) are capable of displaying and manipulating digital maps. In addition to roads, streets, rivers, lakes and other geographic features, these maps often can display topographical information as well. Topographic maps are also commonly referred to as contour maps or topo maps.
Contour maps show topography, or land contours, using contour lines. Contour lines are curves that connect contiguous points of the same altitude. For example, every point on the marked line of 10 meter (m) elevation is 10 m above mean sea level. To determine differences in elevation between two points on a contour map, the contour interval, or distance in altitude between two adjacent contour lines, must be known, and this is typically given at the bottom of the map. In most cases, contour intervals are consistent throughout a map. Sometimes dashed contour lines are present; these represent half the noted contour interval.
Digital technology enables one to store in a computer and to manipulate a true three dimensional (3D) digital elevation model.
The present invention provides methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for static and dynamic contours.
In general, in one aspect, the invention features a method including displaying a contour map to a user, the contour map rendered from a union of static contours and dynamic contours.
In embodiments, the static contours can include lines derived from a vector source database. The dynamic contours can include lines derived from a parameter source database that enables user-selection of a drawing of lines according to parameters.
The parameters can be selected from the group including map scale, contour interval parameters, and map density. The map scale can represent a relationship between distance on the contour map and a corresponding distance on the earth's surface.
In another aspect, the invention features a method including rendering a contour map including a union of static contours and dynamic contours, and displaying the contour map on a device to a user.
In embodiments, the device can include a Global Positioning System (GPS) device. The GPS device can include a processor coupled with an input device, memory, and the display, and the processor further coupled with a GPS receiver that is coupled with a GPS antenna.
The static contours can include lines derived from a vector source database. The dynamic contours can include lines derived from a parameter source database that enables user-selection of a drawing of lines according to parameters. The parameters can be selected from the group including map scale, contour interval parameters, and map density. the map scale can represent a relationship between distance on the contour map and a corresponding distance on the earth's surface.
In another aspect, the invention features Global Positioning System (GPS) device including a processor coupled with an input device, memory, and the display, and the processor further coupled with a GPS receiver that is coupled with a GPS antenna, the memory a vector source database, a parameter source database and a process to render a topographic map including static contour lines and dynamic contour lines.
In embodiments, the process can include displaying the topographic map to a user.
The static contours can include lines derived from the vector source database. The dynamic contours can include lines derived from the parameter source database that enables user-selection of a drawing of lines according to parameters. The parameters can be selected from the group including map scale, contour interval parameters, and map density.
The invention can be implemented to realize one or more of the following advantages.
Merging static and dynamic contour layers of topographic data to render a single contour map enable a user to experience the “best of both worlds.” The static contours are more visually accurate and the dynamic contours supply the ability to perform vertical profiling and three dimensional (3D) rendering.
Other features and advantages of the invention are apparent from the following description, and from the claims.
Like reference numbers and designations in the various drawings indicate like elements.
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Processor 12 typically accesses at least some form of computer-readable media. Computer-readable media may be any available media that is accessible by the GPS device 10. By way of example and not limitation, computer-readable media may include computer storage media and communications media. Computer storage media includes volatile and non-volatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer-readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Communication media specifically embodies computer-readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data in a modulated data signal such as a carrier wave or transport mechanism and includes any information delivery media. The term “modulated data signal” means a signal that has one or more of its characteristics set or changed in such a manner as to encode information in the signal. By way of example and not limitation, communication media includes wired media such as a wired network or direct-wired connection, and wireless media such as acoustic, radio frequency (RF), infrared and other wireless media. Combinations of any of the above would also be included within the scope of computer-readable media.
Memory 140 includes a contour map process 100. The contour map process 100 generates a contour map using data stored in a vector source database 30 and in a source database 32 including map scale data, contour interval parameter data, and map density data. The vector source database 30 and the source database 32 are stored in memory 22. The vector source database 30 includes vector data in the form of points and lines, that are geometrically and mathematically associated. Points are stored using coordinates, for example, a two-dimensional point is stored as (x, y). Lines are stored as a series of point pairs, where each pair represents a straight line segment, for example, (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) indicating a line from (x1, y1) to (x2, y2).
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In general, a contour line is a line on a topographic map connecting points of equal elevation above or below mean sea level. It is thus a kind of isopleth, or line of equal quantity. Contour lines are drawn on maps with a uniform interval of vertical distance separating them (usually 10, 20, 50, or 100 ft on American maps) and thus outline the landform configuration, or relief. They may be visualized as representing shorelines if sea level were raised in small increments. Thus, the tops of hills, which would appear as separate islands, are shown as a series of closed circular contours; valleys, which would appear as elongate bays, are shown as contour lines converging toward a point at the head of the valley. Since on steep slopes there is little horizontal distance between points greatly different in height, contour lines indicating such terrain are close together; contour lines of gentle slopes are more widely separated.
Maps employing contour lines are called contour, or relief, maps although they are popularly called topographic maps in the United States. Certain conventions are employed on these maps to assist a user. Contours indicating land elevations are printed in brown with every fifth contour drawn thicker and labeled with its elevation; those indicating depths of bodies of water are printed in blue. Hachure lines, pointing down slope, are attached to contour lines in order to emphasize a depression with a steep gradient. Contour maps are often constructed from stereographic aerial photographs and orbiting satellites data, which use radar to measure elevations for land or ocean relief maps.
Static contour lines are lines derived from a vector source database and are represented on the map 52 exactly as the vector source data dictates. A vector is a representation of the spatial extent of geographic features using geometric elements (such as point, curve, and surface) in a coordinate space. For example, if the source data contains lines at a 10 meter interval, the static contours drawn in the application present an exact replication of the geographic location of the lines.
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In general, a topographic map can include a dynamic topo layer (i.e., blx, a blank compression/expansion layer). An application developer can choose to make this dynamic topo layer “visible” or “invisible.” If dynamic contours is “visible,” standard contour drawing parameters apply. If the dynamic contours is “invisible” and a static contour vector layer is present, the contour drawing will be based on the user-defined layer drawing parameters and dynamic contours will not be drawn, but used for 3D rendering and vertical profiling.
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Process 100 displays (104) the contour map on a device to a user. The device can include a Global Positioning System (GPS) device. The GPS device can include a processor coupled with an input device, memory, and the display, and the processor further coupled with a GPS receiver that is coupled with a GPS antenna.
The parameters can be selected from the group including map scale, contour interval parameters, and map density. The map scale can represent a relationship between distance on the contour map and a corresponding distance on the earth's surface.
Embodiments of the invention can be implemented in digital electronic circuitry, or in computer hardware, firmware, software, or in combinations of them. Embodiments of the invention can be implemented as a computer program product, i.e., a computer program tangibly embodied in an information carrier, e.g., in a machine readable storage device or in a propagated signal, for execution by, or to control the operation of, data processing apparatus, e.g., a programmable processor, a computer, or multiple computers. A computer program can be written in any form of programming language, including compiled or interpreted languages, and it can be deployed in any form, including as a stand alone program or as a module, component, subroutine, or other unit suitable for use in a computing environment. A computer program can be deployed to be executed on one computer or on multiple computers at one site or distributed across multiple sites and interconnected by a communication network.
Method steps of embodiments of the invention can be performed by one or more programmable processors executing a computer program to perform functions of the invention by operating on input data and generating output. Method steps can also be performed by, and apparatus of the invention can be implemented as, special purpose logic circuitry, e.g., an FPGA (field programmable gate array) or an ASIC (application specific integrated circuit).
Processors suitable for the execution of a computer program include, by way of example, both general and special purpose microprocessors, and any one or more processors of any kind of digital computer. Generally, a processor will receive instructions and data from a read only memory or a random access memory or both. The essential elements of a computer are a processor for executing instructions and one or more memory devices for storing instructions and data. Generally, a computer will also include, or be operatively coupled to receive data from or transfer data to, or both, one or more mass storage devices for storing data, e.g., magnetic, magneto optical disks, or optical disks. Information carriers suitable for embodying computer program instructions and data include all forms of non volatile memory, including by way of example semiconductor memory devices, e.g., EPROM, EEPROM, and flash memory devices; magnetic disks, e.g., internal hard disks or removable disks; magneto optical disks; and CD ROM and DVD-ROM disks. The processor and the memory can be supplemented by, or incorporated in special purpose logic circuitry.
It is to be understood that the foregoing description is intended to illustrate and not to limit the scope of the invention, which is defined by the scope of the appended claims. Other embodiments are within the scope of the following claims.
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| Transaction History of related U.S. Appl. No. 09/160,068, filed Sep. 24, 1998, entitled “Navigation System With Anti-Alias Map Display,” now U.S. Patent No. 6,163,269. |
| Transaction History of related U.S. Appl. No. 09/176,630, filed Oct. 22, 1998, entitled “Street Identification for a Map Zoom of a Navigation System,” now U.S. Patent No. 6,178,380. |
| Transaction History of related U.S. Appl. No. 09/239,692, filed Jan. 29, 1999, entitled “Vehicle Navigation System With Location Based Multi-Media Annotation,” now U.S. Patent No. 6,360,167. |
| Transaction History of related U.S. Appl. No. 09/418,749, filed Oct. 15, 1999, entitled “Navigation System With Road Condition Sampling,” now U.S. Patent No. 6,484,089. |
| Transaction History of related U.S. Appl. No. 091435,381, filed Nov. 5, 1999, entitled “Navigation System Character Input Device,” now U.S. Patent No. 6,765,554. |
| Transaction History of related U.S. Appl. No. 09/470,438, filed Dec. 22, 1999, entitled “Navigation System With All Character Support,” now U.S. Patent No. 6,256,029. |
| Transaction History of related U.S. Appl. No. 09/470,441, filed Dec. 22, 1999, entitled “Navigation System With Unique Audio Tones for Maneuver Notification,” now U.S. Patent No. 6,363,322. |
| Transaction History of related U.S. Appl. No. 09/487,654, filed Jan. 19, 2000, entitled “Navigation System With Route Indicators,” now U.S. Patent No. 6,430,501. |
| Transaction History of related U.S. Appl. No. 09/519,143, filed Mar. 6, 2000, entitled “Navigation System With Complex Maneuver Instruction,” now U.S. Patent No. 6,397,145. |
| Transaction History of related U.S. Appl. No. 09/535,733, filed Mar. 27, 2000, entitled “Selective Rendering of Cartographic Entities for Navigation System,” now U.S. Patent No. 7,170,518. |
| Transaction History of related U.S. Appl. No. 09/547,004, filed Apr. 11, 2000, entitled “Navigation System With Zoomed Maneuver Instruction,” now U.S. Patent No. 6,529,822. |
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| Transaction History of related U.S. Appl. No. 09/691,531, filed Oct. 18, 2000, entitled “Multiple Configurations for a Vehicle Navigation System,” now U.S. Patent No. 6,385,542. |
| Transaction History of related U.S. Appl. No. 09/799,876, filed Mar. 6, 2001, entitled “Navigation System With Figure of Merit Determination,” now U.S. Patent No. 6,741,928. |
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| Transaction History of related U.S. Appl. No. 10/208,261, filed Jul. 31, 2002, entitled “Displaying Data,” now U.S. Patent No. 6,748,323. |
| Transaction History of related U.S. Appl. No. 10/619,619, filed Jul. 16, 2003, entitled “Intelligent Modular Navigation Information Capability,” now U.S. Patent No. 7,233,860. |
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| Transaction History of related U.S. Appl. No. 11/684,301, filed Mar. 9, 2007, entitled “Method and Apparatus for Determining a Route Having an Estimated Minimum Fuel Usage for a Vehicle.” |
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| Transaction History of related U.S. Appl. No. 11/844,321, filed Aug. 23, 2007, entitled “Rerouting in Vehicle Navigation Systems.” |
| Transaction History of related U.S. Appl. No. 11/852,973, filed Sep. 10, 2007, entitled “Nearest Neighbor Geographic Search.” |
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| Transaction History of related U.S. Appl. No. 12/188,139, filed Aug. 7, 2008, entitled “System and Method to Record a Present Trip.” |
| Transaction History of related U.S. Appl. No. 12/192,018, filed Aug. 14, 2008, entitled “Route Navigation via a Proximity Point.” |
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| USPTO Transaction History of related U.S. Appl. No. 09/118,030, filed Jul. 17, 1998, entitled “Navigation System With Predetermined Indication of Next Maneuver,” now U.S. Patent No. 6,078,684. |
| USPTO Transaction History of related U.S. Appl. No. 09/160,068, filed Sep. 24, 1998, entitled “Navigation System With Anti-Alias Map Display,” now U.S. Patent No. 6,163,269. |
| USPTO Transaction History of related U.S. Appl. No. 09/176,630, filed Oct. 22, 1998, entitled “Street Identification for a Map Zoom of a Navigation System,” now U.S. Patent No. 6,178,380. |
| USPTO Transaction History of related U.S. Appl. No. 09/239,692, filed Jan. 29, 1999, entitled “Vehicle Navigation System With Location Based Multi-Media Annotation,” now U.S. Patent No. 6,360,167. |
| USPTO Transaction History of related U.S. Appl. No. 09/418,749, filed Oct. 15, 1999, entitled “Navigation System With Road Condition Sampling,” now U.S. Patent No. 6,484,089. |
| USPTO Transaction History of related U.S. Appl. No. 09/435,381, filed Nov. 5, 1999, entitled “Navigation System Character Input Device,” now U.S. Patent No. 6,765,554. |
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| USPTO Transaction History of related U.S. Appl. No. 09/470,441, filed Dec. 22, 1999, entitled “Navigation System With Unique Audio Tones for Maneuver Notification,” now U.S. Patent No. 6,363,322. |
| USPTO Transaction History of related U.S. Appl. No. 09/487,654, filed Jan. 19, 2000, entitled “Navigation System With Route Indicators,” now U.S. Patent No. 6,430,501. |
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| USPTO Transaction History of related U.S. Appl. No. 09/547,004, filed Apr. 11, 2000, entitled “Navigation System With Zoomed Maneuver Instruction,” now U.S. Patent No. 6,529,822. |
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| USPTO Transaction History of related U.S. Appl. No. 09/679,671, filed Oct. 5, 2000, entitled “Navigation System With Run-Time Training Instruction,” now abandoned. |
| USPTO Transaction History of related U.S. Appl. No. 09/691,531, filed Oct. 18, 2000, entitled “Multiple Configurations for a Vehicle Navigation System,” now U.S. Patent No. 6,385,542. |
| USPTO Transaction History of related U.S. Appl. No. 09/799,876, filed Mar. 6, 2001, entitled “Navigation System With Figure of Merit Determination,” now U.S. Patent No. 6,741,928. |
| USPTO Transaction History of related U.S. Appl. No. 10/088,017, filed Sep. 9, 2002, entitled “Navigation System With User Interface,” now U.S. Patent No. 6,873,907. |
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| 20090087034 A1 | Apr 2009 | US |
