Dynamic Map Display Mode Adaptation via Additional Information
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional systems cannot dynamically change the display mode of map expression data based on additional information, limiting user interaction and customization.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus with a map expression data storage unit, an additional information storage unit, and a transmitting unit that associates region specifying information with advertisement or condition data, allowing for dynamic display mode changes of map expression data on terminal devices based on additional information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If map expression data is transmitted in a fixed display mode, then system simplicity is maintained, but user customization and interaction are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The map expression data is segmented into multiple display modes (first display mode, second display mode, etc.), each suitable for different terminal apparatus types. The server apparatus transmits different display modes corresponding to different terminal types, allowing customization without requiring the entire system to be complex. This segmentation enables adaptability while maintaining manageable system complexity through structured data organization.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically selects and transmits appropriate display modes based on terminal apparatus characteristics. The server apparatus determines the terminal type and automatically provides the corresponding display mode, enabling the map expression data to adapt dynamically to different users' needs without manual configuration, thus improving versatility while keeping the interaction simple.
2Adaptability or versatility
If additional information is processed and transmitted, then user experience is enhanced, but data transmission volume and processing load increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the necessary additional information (terminal apparatus type identification) from the overall data set and transmits it separately. The server apparatus uses this extracted information to select and transmit only the relevant display mode data, avoiding transmission of unnecessary information. This approach enhances customization capability while minimizing the quantity of transmitted data.
3Ease of operation
If multiple display modes are provided for same map data, then user experience is improved, but data management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The server apparatus is designed with multi-functionality to handle different terminal apparatus types and automatically select appropriate display modes. This universal design allows the same server system to serve multiple purposes (different terminal types) without requiring separate management systems for each display mode, thus improving user experience while maintaining manageable data management complexity through centralized control.
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AI summary
In order to address a conventional problem that it is not possible to provide a user with map expression data whose display mode has been changed according to additional information, an information processing apparatus includes: a map expression data storage unit in which one or more pieces of map expression data expressing a map are stored, the data being associated with one or more attribute values containing region specifying information for specifying a region that is being expressed; an additional information storage unit in which additional information, which is information that is additional, is stored in association with the map expression data; and a transmitting unit that transmits map expression data to a terminal apparatus such that even same map expression data is displayed on the terminal apparatus in a different mode according to the additional information.