Personalized Digital Map With Geo-Tagged Media Slots
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current genealogy and social networking systems do not allow users to combine their family history with their travel experiences and life events in a personalized and interactive digital map format, limiting the ability to create a comprehensive and engaging narrative of their travels and life.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method for generating personalized digital maps that allows users to upload media files with geo-tagged locations, creating a customizable and interactive map that can be shared on social networks, enabling users to associate media files with specific geographic regions and drill down to sub-regions for detailed exploration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a simple pinpoint mapping system is used, then the device complexity is reduced, but the personalization and engagement of the digital map is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The map is divided into multiple hierarchical levels (countries, states, cities, neighborhoods, streets, buildings) that can be progressively drilled down. Each level contains slots that can be independently filled with media files, allowing selective personalization without requiring complete map complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
Users can choose to fill only certain slots on the map with their media files rather than requiring complete coverage. The system supports partial personalization where some regions have media content while others remain empty or use default placeholders, reducing the burden on users while maintaining personalization capability.
2Loss of information
If multiple hierarchical map levels are implemented, then the detail and exploration capability is improved, but the ease of operation decreases due to drilling down requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The map display dynamically adjusts based on user interaction. When a user clicks on a region, the map automatically drills down to the next hierarchical level, showing more detailed slots. The system also provides an overview mode where multiple levels can be viewed simultaneously, allowing users to choose their preferred level of detail without complex navigation.
Solution Approach 2:
The hierarchical structure is implemented with nested map levels where each level contains slots that can expand to reveal the next level of detail. This nested structure allows users to explore geographic details progressively while maintaining a clear overview of the broader context, reducing cognitive load.
3Shape
If slots are filled with solid fill when empty, then the visual appearance is improved, but the ability to track incomplete personalization is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
Empty slots are displayed with a distinct visual appearance (solid fill or placeholder pattern) that differentiates them from filled slots. This visual distinction allows users to easily identify which regions have been personalized and which remain empty, providing clear feedback on personalization progress without compromising aesthetic appearance.
Data Source
AI summary
Computer implemented methods for publishing a personalized map are provided that include receiving, via a server computer coupled to at least one client device over a communications network, a plurality of media files; associating each of the plurality of media files with at least one location one each of a plurality of personal maps, wherein the plurality of personal maps comprise a map of a geographic region and a map of a sub-region of the geographic region; and causing an interface to be displayed at the at least one client device, the interface displaying a personalized map of the geographic region with a plurality of slots associated with the plurality of sub-regions thereof, slots having at least one media file associated therewith generated to include content from the at least one media file and slots without at least one media file association generated with solid fill.