Personalized Viewport Indicators for Digital Map Navigation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face inefficiency in navigating and selecting desired viewports on interactive digital maps, requiring significant input to change zoom levels and pan the map, and existing systems lack personalization based on user behavior.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that display digital maps with overlayed viewport indicators, allowing users to select and switch to personalized viewports automatically, with parameters determined by user interaction history, including geographic centers and zoom levels, enabling quick and efficient viewport changes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users manually operate controls or gestures to change viewport position and zoom level, then the viewport can be positioned as desired, but the user input required is significant and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-defines multiple viewports with specific geographic centers and zoom levels before the user needs them. These viewports are prepared in advance and stored as selectable options, eliminating the need for users to manually adjust controls or gestures when they want to switch between common viewing perspectives.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates indicator representations (copies) of the actual viewports that are displayed on the map. These indicators serve as proxies that users can select instead of manually manipulating the viewport controls, allowing quick switching by simply tapping an indicator rather than performing complex gesture sequences.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the system provides multiple viewport options, then users can select from preferred views, but the interface complexity increases with additional controls and indicators
Solution Approach 1:
The viewport indicators serve multiple functions: they represent the available viewports, provide visual feedback about current viewport positions, and act as selectable controls for switching. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate control elements, maintaining interface simplicity while providing versatile viewport management capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements personalization by determining viewport parameters based on individual user behavior and preferences. Each user receives customized viewport indicators tailored to their specific needs and usage patterns, rather than a generic set of viewports for all users. This local customization adapts the interface to individual users without requiring complex global configuration options.
3Extent of automation
If the system automatically determines viewport parameters, then personalization based on user behavior is achieved, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system monitors and analyzes user behavior patterns, such as which viewports users frequently select or how users manually adjust viewports. This feedback is used to automatically refine and personalize the set of suggested viewports for each user, making the automation adaptive and intelligent without requiring complex manual configuration systems.
Data Source
AI summary
A digital map of a geographic area is displayed in a current viewport. Viewport parameters that specify geographic locations and zoom levels for several viewports are received, and respective viewport indicators for these viewports are displayed. Each viewport indicator is centered on the digital map at the geographic center of the corresponding viewport. In response to one of the viewport indicators being selected via the user interface, the digital map is automatically displayed in the viewport corresponding to the geographic center and the zoom level of the selected viewport indicator.