Prioritized Mapping Layer Request System

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing mapping systems experience delays in rendering mapping data due to the retrieval of data from various sources and formats, leading to inconvenient user experiences as users are presented with less relevant information before more important data.

Innovation Solution

Implementing a layer prioritization scheme that progressively requests and renders different sets of mapping data based on predefined priorities, ensuring that more relevant data is presented first, reducing wait times and improving user experience.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If mapping data is retrieved from multiple different data sources and in different data formats, then comprehensive mapping information is obtained, but data retrieval time increases and data channels become congested

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecompleteness of mapping informationVSAvoiddata retrieval time

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system pre-identifies and prioritizes the sequence of data retrieval from multiple sources before actual rendering begins. By determining the optimal retrieval order in advance based on data dependencies and rendering requirements, the system avoids congestion during actual data collection while ensuring comprehensive information is obtained efficiently

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Adaptability or versatility

If different types of mapping data are retrieved in different formats that are not combinable, then diverse data formats are supported, but substantial processing time is required to combine them

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedata format compatibilityVSAvoiddata processing and combination time

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system transforms diverse data formats into a unified internal representation format during the prioritized retrieval process. By changing the parameter of data format from diverse external formats to a single standardized internal format, the system eliminates combination processing time while maintaining support for multiple source formats

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

3Ease of manufacture

If mapping data is rendered in the order it is received from data sources, then data processing is simplified, but less relevant information is displayed before more important data

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesimplicity of data processingVSAvoiduser experience quality

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of manufactureVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system pre-determines a prioritization scheme that ranks different types of mapping data based on their importance and relevance to user needs. This preliminary ordering is established before rendering begins, allowing the system to display critical mapping information first while maintaining straightforward processing through the predefined sequence

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentEP3281124B1Prioritized requesting of mapping layers

Publication Date: 2021.10.06 MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC

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AI summary

A mapping system disclosed herein includes a requestor that transmits requests for different layer sets of mapping data for a digital map to one or more data sources across a network according to a predefined order. According to one implementation, the mapping system also processes and/or renders the different layer sets to a display according to the predefined order.