Three-Dimensional Layered Map With Cliff Face Information Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional two-dimensional maps face challenges in efficiently displaying points of interest without cluttering the map surface, limiting the amount of information that can be labeled.
Innovation Solution
A multi-tiered layered map with surfaces depicted at different levels, where boundaries between surfaces are disposed at travel ways, forming cliff faces that can accommodate various types of information items such as text, audio, video, and icons.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If points of interest are printed on the face of conventional two-dimensional maps, then information about points of interest can be displayed, but the map surface becomes cluttered and valuable space is taken up
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from a two-dimensional map surface to a three-dimensional structure by creating elevated surfaces and cliff faces. Information items are displayed on the vertical cliff faces rather than on the horizontal map surface, effectively utilizing the third dimension (vertical space) to resolve the conflict between information display and surface area conservation.
2Loss of information
If multiple points of interest are labeled on a map, then more information is provided, but the area around points of interest becomes too cluttered with notations
Solution Approach 1:
By moving information display from the horizontal plane to vertical cliff faces, the patent allows multiple information items to be stacked vertically without interfering with each other or obscuring the map surface. This vertical arrangement maintains map readability while increasing information density.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the map into multiple elevated surfaces separated by cliff faces. Each surface can display specific types of information, and the cliff faces act as distinct display zones. This segmentation organizes information into manageable sections, preventing clutter and improving readability.
3Device complexity
If conventional two-dimensional maps are used, then the map structure is simple, but the amount of information that can be displayed is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces vertical dimensionality to the map structure, creating multiple elevated surfaces and cliff faces. This dimensional expansion dramatically increases information capacity while maintaining relatively simple construction methods, as the three-dimensional structure can be achieved through straightforward elevation and boundary-setting processes.
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AI summary
A map having surfaces that are depicted at different levels that are not related to topography, with boundaries between the surfaces, where the boundaries are disposed at travel ways. The travel ways form cliff faces in the map between the surfaces, with information items disposed on the cliff faces at positions corresponding to items of interest at locations along the travel ways where the information items are disposed.