Route inspection portals

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016018238-A1
Application number	US-201414333842-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 17, 2014
Priority date	Jul 17, 2014
Publication date	Jan 21, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for populating a map interface with a route inspection portal and/or for generating travel route video. In an example, a map interface is populated with a map canvas illustrating a travel route. The map canvas is populated with inspection markers corresponding to imagery depicting travel route portions of the travel route. Responsive to identifying a selection of an inspection marker at an inspection location, imagery depicting the inspection location may be identified. The map canvas is populated with a route inspection portal for the inspection marker. The route inspection portal is populated with the imagery (e.g., street-side imagery of an intersection along the travel route). In an example, a travel route video, comprising video frames corresponding to an ordering of the imagery (e.g., from a start location to an end location) along the travel route, may be generated and/or played.

First claim

1 - 20 . (canceled)

21 . A method for reducing processor, storage or bandwidth utilization through the presentation of a map interface, the method comprising:
physically generating, on a physical display device communicationally coupled to a computing device, a first map interface comprising:
a map canvas;
a travel route visually illustrated on the map canvas; and
multiple inspection markers visually illustrated on the map canvas proximate to the travel route, wherein each of the multiple inspection markers correspond to displayable imagery from portions of the travel route;
receiving, at the computing device, a user input selecting first inspection marker, from among the multiple inspection markers; identifying, by the computing device, in response to the user input, a second inspection marker differing from the first inspection marker, the second inspection marker corresponding to imagery that depicts a location marked by the first inspection marker; and physically generating, on the physical display device, a second map interface representing an update to the first map interface in response to the user input, the second map interface comprising:
the map canvas;
the travel route;
a route inspection portal visually overlaid over a portion of the map canvas such that the portion of the map canvas that is visually overlaid by the route inspection portal is, visually, wholly surrounded by the map canvas; and
the imagery to which the second inspection marker corresponds and that depicts the location marked by the first inspection marker, the imagery being, visually, wholly within the route inspection portal.

22 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the portion of the map canvas over which the route inspection portal is visually overlaid includes the first inspection marker and the second inspection marker.

23 . The method of claim 21 , further comprising: physically generating, on the physical display device, as part of the second map interface, and, visually, wholly within the route inspection portal, a travel instruction comprising at least one of: a turn symbol, a merge symbol, a stop symbol or a speed limit.

24 . The method of claim 21 , further comprising: physically generating, on the physical display device, a third map interface, representing an update to the second map interface, the third map interface comprising:
the map canvas; the travel route; the route inspection portal; and a travel route video displayed, visually, wholly within the route inspection portal, the travel route video corresponding to a sequential ordering of the displayable imagery from the portions of the travel route to which the multiple inspection markers correspond.

25 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the imagery that is visually, wholly displayed within the route inspection portal comprises street-side imagery.

26 . The method of claim 21 , further comprising:
receiving, at the computing device, a second user input selecting a view modification; and physically generating, on the physical display device, a third map interface representing an update to the second map interface in response to the second user input, the third map interface comprising:
the map canvas;
the travel route;
the route inspection portal; and
updated imagery to which the second inspection marker also corresponds, the updated imagery comprising a modified view perspective as compared with the imagery previously displayed within the route inspection portal, wherein the updated imagery is also, visually, wholly within the route inspection portal.

27 . The method of claim 26 , wherein the updated imagery is either a tilted, panned or zoomed version of the imagery previously displayed.

28 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the imagery that is visually, wholly displayed within the route inspection portal depicts a view as would be seen by an entity following the travel route.

29 . The method of claim 21 , further comprising: physically generating, on a projection physical display device communicationally coupled to the computing device, the route inspection portal and the imagery to which the second inspection marker corresponds, such that they are visually projected onto a surface.

30 . The method of claim 29 , wherein the surface is a vehicle windshield.

31 . A computing device comprising:
one or more processing units; a display device; and one or more computer storage media comprising computer-executable instructions which, when executed by the one or more processing units, cause the computing device to:
generate, on the display device, a first map interface comprising:
a map canvas;
a travel route visually illustrated on the map canvas; and
multiple inspection markers visually illustrated on the map canvas proximate to the travel route, wherein each of the multiple inspection markers correspond to displayable imagery from portions of the travel route;

receive a user input selecting first inspection marker, from among the multiple inspection markers;
identify, in response to the user input, a second inspection marker differing from the first inspection marker, the second inspection marker corresponding to imagery that depicts a location marked by the first inspection marker; and
generate, on the display device, a second map interface representing an update to the first map interface in response to the user input, the second map interface comprising:
the map canvas;
the travel route;
a route inspection portal visually overlaid over a portion of the map canvas such that the portion of the map canvas that is visually overlaid by the route inspection portal is, visually, wholly surrounded by the map canvas; and
the imagery to which the second inspection marker corresponds and that depicts the location marked by the first inspection marker, the imagery being, visually, wholly within the route inspection portal.

32 . The computing device of claim 31 , wherein the portion of the map canvas over which the route inspection portal is visually overlaid includes the first inspection marker and the second inspection marker.

33 . The computing device of claim 31 , wherein the one or more computer storage media comprising further computer-executable instructions which, when executed by the one or more processing units, cause the computing device to:
generate, on the display device, as part of the second map interface, and, visually, wholly within the route inspection portal, a travel instruction comprising at least one of: a turn symbol, a merge symbol, a stop symbol or a speed limit.

34 . The computing device of claim 31 , wherein the one or more computer storage media comprising further computer-executable instructions which, when executed by the one or more processing units, cause the computing device to:
generate, on the display device, a third map interface, representing an update to the second map interface, the third map interface comprising:
the map canvas;
the travel route;
the route inspection portal; and
a travel route video displayed, visually, wholly within the route inspection portal, the travel route video corresponding to a sequential ordering of the displayable imagery from the portions of the travel route to which the multiple inspection markers correspond.

35 . The computing device of claim 31 , wherein the one or more computer storage media comprising further computer-executable instructions which, when executed by the one or more processing units, cause the computing device to:
receive a second user input selecting a view modification; and generate, on the displ

Assignees

• Microsoft Corp

Inventors

• Grabar Yekaterina
• Dole Daniel
• Horovitz Dvir
• Stein Casey D

Classifications

• G06F16/787

  using geographical or spatial information, e.g. location · CPC title

• G01C21/3658

  Lane guidance · CPC title

• G01C21/3647 Primary

  Guidance involving output of stored or live camera images or video streams · CPC title

• G06Q30/0251

  Targeted advertisements · CPC title

• G06F16/78

  Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually · CPC title