Systems and methods for navigating pages of a digital map

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11422679-B2
Application number	US-202117154381-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 21, 2021
Priority date	Jan 21, 2021
Publication date	Aug 23, 2022
Grant date	Aug 23, 2022

Abstract

Systems and methods navigating a digital map are provided herein. A method includes displaying a plurality of clusters. Each cluster includes a plurality of page icons and each page icon linking to a page. The method includes receiving a control input to move a page icon from a first one of the clusters to a second one of the clusters.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
displaying, by a processor, a plurality of clusters, each cluster including a plurality of page icons, each page icon linking to a page;
receiving, by the processor, a control input to move a page icon from a first cluster of the plurality of clusters to a second cluster of the plurality of clusters, wherein pages are grouped according to a classification algorithm, wherein the classification algorithm is adjusted based on moving the page icon from the first cluster of the plurality of clusters to the second cluster of the plurality of clusters;
receiving a control input to expand a first cluster into a collage presentation in a first panel within a window; and
displaying a list of page links associated with the page icons included within the collage in a second panel adjacent to the first panel.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein moving a page icon from a first one of the plurality of clusters to a second one of the plurality of clusters includes moving the page icon from the window of the first one of the plurality of clusters to the window of the second one of the plurality of clusters.

3. The method of claim 1 , comprising displaying, if the one of the plurality of clusters contacts a boundary or edge of the window of the one of the plurality of clusters, the page icons of the first cluster as a collage in the window of the one of the plurality of clusters.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein displaying the page icons as a collage includes determining sizes of the page icons according to a ranking, wherein the ranking is based on a number of clicks on the pages associated with the page icons.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein an order of the list of page links is determined according to a ranking.

6. The method of claim 3 , comprising receiving a reorganization input.

7. The method of claim 3 , comprising receiving selection of page icons from the collage.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the selection of page icons includes page icons moved from the collage outside of the window.

9. The method of claim 7 , comprising displaying the selected page icons from the collage along with the other of the plurality of clusters, wherein the selected page icons are displayed as highlighted icons.

10. The method of claim 1 , comprising displaying an overview description for a page in response to receiving a control input on an associated page icon.

11. The method of claim 1 , comprising displaying a page in response to receiving a control input on an associated page icon.

12. The method of claim 11 , comprising displaying a plurality of page icons on the page, the plurality of page icons corresponding to recommended pages.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein page icons that are more frequently visited are closer to the center of the first cluster.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein pages are grouped according to a recommendation algorithm.

15. A display system, comprising:
a display;
a processor; and
a memory comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
display a plurality of clusters, each cluster including a plurality of page icons, each page icon linking to a page;
receive a control input to move a page icon from a first one of the plurality of clusters to a second one of the plurality of clusters, wherein pages are grouped according to a classification algorithm, wherein the classification algorithm is adjusted based on moving the page icon from the first one of the plurality of clusters to the second one of the plurality of clusters;
receive a control input to expand a first cluster into a collage presentation in a first panel within a window; and
receive a control input to move the page icon from the collage in the first panel to a second panel, wherein the second panel is a re-organization panel.

16. The display system of claim 15 , wherein the display is a first touch screen display, and wherein the display system includes a second display, wherein the plurality of clusters are displayed on the first touch screen display, and wherein, upon selection of a page icon included within the plurality of clusters, a page associated with the page icon is displayed on the second display.

17. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first cluster is associated with a first label based on a first theme, wherein the second cluster is associated with a second label based on a second theme, and wherein adjusting the classification algorithm involves automatically adjusting the first label and the first theme or the second label and the second theme.

18. The display system of claim 15 , wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause the processor to:
receive a control input to move a second page icon from the collage in the first panel to the second panel, wherein the page icon is a first size, the second page icon is a second size, and wherein the page icon and the second page icon remain as the first size and the second size within the second panel.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Chueh Shan Chy
• Chen Yifan
• Yang Hao Howard
• Vincent John

Classifications

• G09B29/007

  using computer methods · CPC title

• G06F3/04883

  for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text · CPC title

• G06F3/04817 Primary

  using icons (graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34) · CPC title

• G06F3/1407

  General aspects irrespective of display type, e.g. determination of decimal point position, display with fixed or driving decimal point, suppression of non-significant zeros · CPC title

• G06F3/0486

  Drag-and-drop · CPC title