Interactive Map Icons for Real-Time Multi-Entity Data Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing interactive maps fail to efficiently display both static and real-time data simultaneously, requiring users to select each icon individually for detailed information, and lack the ability to depict real-time or frequently updated information for multiple entities on the map.
Innovation Solution
An interactive map display system featuring primary and secondary icon elements, where primary icons provide static location and category data, and secondary icons display dynamic, frequently updated data through visual metrics like bubble sizes and colors, along with hover modules for additional information and selection options for transactions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If detailed information for each icon is displayed by selecting individual icons, then information completeness is improved, but user time and operational efficiency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The icon information is segmented into two distinct layers: a primary icon element displaying static information (location, category, name) and a secondary icon element displaying dynamic real-time data (stock price, performance metrics). This segmentation allows users to access different types of information at different levels of detail without requiring sequential icon selection, thus resolving the contradiction between information completeness and time efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a temporal dimension to the map display by incorporating real-time data updates directly on the map interface. Instead of requiring users to navigate through multiple screens or select icons to see updated information, the system displays dynamic data in real-time on the secondary icon elements, transforming the static map into a dynamic information dashboard that updates automatically.
2Reliability
If real-time data is displayed for multiple entities, then information currency is improved, but device complexity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by differentiating the display characteristics of different icon elements based on their information requirements. Primary icon elements use static display attributes for stable information, while secondary icon elements use dynamic visual metrics (bubble size, color intensity) for real-time data. This localized differentiation allows real-time data display without uniformly increasing the complexity of the entire system.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses color changes in the secondary icon elements to encode real-time data values (e.g., green for positive performance, red for negative performance). This visual encoding allows multiple entities to display real-time information simultaneously through color variations rather than requiring complex numerical displays for each entity, thereby maintaining information currency while controlling system complexity.
3Quantity of substance
If multiple data types are displayed simultaneously, then information density is improved, but visual clarity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The icon structure is segmented into distinct functional zones: the primary icon element handles static identification information, while the secondary icon element handles dynamic performance data. This spatial segmentation prevents information overlap and maintains visual clarity by assigning specific data types to specific visual regions, allowing high information density without sacrificing detectability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms one-dimensional data (stock prices, performance metrics) into two-dimensional visual representations (bubble size, color intensity) in the secondary icon element. This dimensional transformation allows multiple data points to be conveyed simultaneously through visual properties rather than requiring separate display elements, increasing information density while maintaining visual clarity through intuitive graphical encoding.
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AI summary
An interactive map display is provided. The interactive map display has at least one computer processing unit element including a general user interface, a server having a plurality of modules, including: a map display module displaying an interactive map on the general user interface; an icon display module displaying a plurality of icons representing a plurality of entities of a common grouping and positioned within the interactive map, each icon of the plurality of icons is indicative of a single entity of plurality of entities and has a primary icon element displaying static information and includes location and categorial data about the single entity; and a secondary icon element displaying dynamic information through a visual depiction of changing data values relating to the single entity and in contrast to the plurality of entities; and a select module that allows a user to select one of the plurality of icons.