Dynamic scaling of geospatial data on maps

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12320663-B2
Application number	US-202418595193-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 4, 2024
Priority date	Oct 24, 2018
Publication date	Jun 3, 2025
Grant date	Jun 3, 2025

Abstract

Methods, systems, and non-transitory computer readable media configured to display a geographical map overlaid with a marker layer comprising at least one marker; receive input from a user to change a zoom level of the geographical map from a first map scale to a second map scale; display the geographical map at the second map scale; and overlay the marker layer at the second map scale with the at least one marker at a second marker size. The second marker size is determined based on a correlation between the second map scale and the second marker size, in which (i) the second marker size is increased or decreased in the same direction as the second map scale when the second map scale is within a range from a low threshold point to a high threshold point, and (ii) a ratio change between two adjacent marker sizes is smaller than a ratio change between two corresponding adjacent map scales when the second marker size is outside the range from the low threshold point to the high threshold point.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A computer-implemented method, implemented by a computing system, the method comprising:
displaying a geographical map overlaid with a first marker layer comprising a first marker of a first type, wherein the geographical map, and the first marker layer are presented at a first map scale, the first marker is presented at a first marker size;
in response to a change of a zoom level of the geographical map to a second map scale:
based on whether the second map scale is within a first range from a first low threshold point to a first high threshold point, wherein the first lower threshold point and the first high threshold point correspond to the first marker:
determining whether to change a first size of the first marker based on any of a type of the first marker, a density of the first marker, or a resolution of the geographical map; and
in response to determining to change the first size of the first marker; determining a first extent to which the first size of the first marker is to be changed; and
changing the first size of the first marker by the first extent; and

overlaying the first marker onto the geographical map, the geographical map being displayed at the second map scale.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the determination of the extent to which the size of the first marker is to be changed comprises:
in response to the second map scale being within the first range from the first low threshold point to the first high threshold point, increasing the size of the first marker as the zoom level is increased.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , wherein the increase of the size of the first marker is according to a linear, quadratic, or logarithmic relationship with respect to the zoom level, within the first range from the first low threshold point to the first high threshold point.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3 , wherein the first low threshold point is greater than a minimum map scale, and wherein the first high threshold point is less than a maximum map scale.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , wherein the increase of the first size of the first marker is according to a first relationship or a first factor with respect to the zoom level, within the first range from the first low threshold point to the first high threshold.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the determination of the extent to which the size of the first marker is to be changed comprises:
in response to the second map scale being outside of the first range from the first low threshold point to the first high threshold point, maintaining a constant size of the first marker as the zoom level is increased or decreased.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the determination of the extent to which the size of the first marker is to be changed comprises:
in response to the second map scale being outside of the first range from the first low threshold point to the first high threshold point, increasing, at a first rate with respect to an increase in the zoom level, a size of the first marker as the zoom level is increased; and
in response to the second map scale being within the first range from the first low threshold point to the first high threshold point, increasing, at a second rate with respect to an increase in the zoom level, a size of the first marker as the zoom level is increased, wherein the first rate is smaller than the second rate.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the first low threshold point and the first high threshold point are determined based on an extent or an existence of an overlap between different first markers of the first marker type when the second map scale is at the first low threshold point and when the second map scale is at the second low threshold point.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
displaying a second marker layer overlaid onto the geographical map, the second marker layer comprising a second marker of a second type, the second marker being presented at a second marker size;
based on whether the second map scale is within the first range or within a second range from a second low threshold point to a second high threshold point, wherein the second low threshold point and the second high threshold point, or the first low threshold point and the first high threshold point, correspond to the second marker:
determining whether to change a second size of the second marker;
in response to determining to change the second size of the second marker; determining the first extent or a second extent to which the second size of the second marker is to be changed; and
changing the second size of the second marker by the first extent or the second extent; and

overlaying the second marker onto the geographical map.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 9 , wherein the first low threshold point is different from the second low threshold point, and the first high threshold point is different from the second high threshold point.

11. A system comprising:
at least one processor; and
a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to perform a method comprising:
displaying a geographical map overlaid with a first marker layer comprising a first marker of a first type, wherein the geographical map, and the first marker layer are presented at a first map scale, the first marker is presented at a first marker size;
in response to a change of a zoom level of the geographical map to a second map scale:
based on whether the second map scale is within a first range from a first low threshold point to a first high threshold point, wherein the first lower threshold point and the first high threshold point correspond to the first marker:
determining whether to change a first size of the first marker based on any of a type of the first marker, a density of the first marker, or a resolution of the geographical map; and
in response to determining to change the first size of the first marker; determining a first extent to which the first size of the first marker is to be changed; and
changing the first size of the first marker by the first extent; and

overlaying the first marker onto the geographical map, the geographical map being displayed at the second map scale.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the determination of the extent to which the size of the first marker is to be changed comprises:
in response to the second map scale being within the first range from the first low threshold point to the first high threshold point, increasing the size of the first marker as the zoom level is increased.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the increase of the size of the first marker is according to a linear, quadratic, or logarithmic relationship with respect to the zoom level, within the first range from the first low threshold point to the first high threshold point.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the first low threshold point and the first high threshold point are determined based on an extent or an existence of an overlap between different first markers of the first marker type when the second map scale is at the first low threshold point and when the second map scale is at the second low threshold point.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the method further comprises:
displaying a second marker layer overlaid onto the geographical map, the second marker layer comprising a second marker of a second type, the second marker being presented at a second marker

Assignees

• Palantir Technologies Inc

Inventors

• Elder Andrew
• Bills Cooper
• Glidden Reese

Classifications

• G01C21/3664

  Details of the user input interface, e.g. buttons, knobs or sliders, including those provided on a touch screen; remote controllers; input using gestures · CPC title

• G06F3/04845

  for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour · CPC title

• G06T3/40

  Scaling of whole images or parts thereof, e.g. expanding or contracting · CPC title

• G06F2203/04806

  Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation · CPC title

• G01C21/367 Primary

  Details, e.g. road map scale, orientation, zooming, illumination, level of detail, scrolling of road map or positioning of current position marker · CPC title