Cloud CAD Vector Graphics with Intelligent Info Points
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current geodata and map services, such as Google Earth, convert vector graphic data into pixel data before display, limiting the ability to add user-defined information like room plans or emergency plans on the web without expensive software, and do not allow real-time updates or access control.
Innovation Solution
A method and device for transferring and displaying user-defined vector graphics with intelligent information points from a cloud-based CAD archive, enabling additional information to be displayed in real-time on various platforms, with access rights considered, using a combination of CAD file storage, pixel graphic conversion, and intelligent info points that can change display status dynamically.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If vector graphic data is converted into pixel data before display (as done by Google Earth), then the data can be displayed on standard devices, but the ability to add user-defined information and enable real-time updates is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the display data into two parts: base pixel graphics (the map background) and overlay vector graphics (the user-defined information points). This segmentation allows the pixel data to provide a displayable background while the vector layer carries the interactive, user-defined information, resolving the contradiction between display compatibility and information versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
The system merges pixel-based map display with vector-based information overlay in a single display system. The pixel graphics provide the base map that can be displayed on any standard device, while vector graphics are superimposed to add user-defined information points, combining the advantages of both formats without requiring expensive specialized software.
2Manufacturing precision
If expensive CAD software is used to create and manage vector graphics with information points, then detailed technical drawings can be displayed, but accessibility and ease of operation are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates a simplified web-based copy of CAD functionality that runs in standard browsers. Instead of requiring users to install and learn expensive CAD software, the system replicates the essential vector graphic creation and management features through a web interface, maintaining detail accuracy while dramatically improving accessibility and ease of operation.
3Productivity
If static pixel graphics are used for map display, then data transmission is simple, but real-time updates and dynamic information display are not possible
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements dynamic vector graphics that can be updated in real-time without requiring full image retransmission. The vector information points can be modified, added, or removed on the server side and automatically reflected in the user's browser, enabling real-time productivity while keeping data transmission volumes low by only transmitting changes rather than complete images.
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AI summary
1. Method and device for transmitting and displaying user-created vector graphics with intelligent information points from a cloud-based CAD archive on mobile devices, laptops, or desktop computers. 2.1 The collection of geodata and map services based on it has been known in the art for more than a decade. 2.2 To design a method and device for transmitting and displaying user-created vector graphics with intelligent information points from a cloud-based CAD archive in such a way that, while respecting access rights, additional information can be displayed alongside a CAD file on different platforms, preferably in real time, it is designed such that user-created vector graphics (CVG) are provided as CAD exchange formats for the cloud archive (CA), and that the individual CAD files are checked for viruses, consistency, and freedom from errors before being prepared for the cloud archive (CA).that after successful verification, a compressed pixel graphic file (CPG) is created for each individual user-owned CAD file (CVG) as a whole and, together with one or more info point files (CInf) or info databases as additional information, is encrypted and stored in the cloud archive (CA); that the user (N) receives a password for their user access via a second method, taking data protection into account, whereby they can define their own passwords and access rights for the individual CAD data (CVG) or info point information (CInf) in their cloud area for their end-user groups; that retrieved data from the cloud archive (CA) is transmitted to the end user (EU) in encrypted and compressed form, whereby the properties for the info points and additional information (CInf) are only displayed by an app on the front ends of mobile devices, portable or desktop computers, depending on the end user;that information points are precisely positioned in the vector and pixel graphics by means of the (xv, yv, zv) and (xp, yp, zp) coordinates and assigned to the CAD files (CVD) and pixel graphic files (CPD). 2.3 The invention lies in the field of the transmission and display of vector graphics together with additional information for use by mobile and stationary frontends.