Transparent Overlay Map Information Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing map-displaying methods require complex operations for users to view detailed information, often obstructing nearby buildings and overwhelming users with excessive information in limited space, necessitating a more intuitive and strategic display solution.
Innovation Solution
A method and device that display detailed map information using a transparent layer over the map, allowing users to automatically view relevant information by hovering over icons, with information selection based on distance and context, enhancing user experience by simplifying operations and optimizing information display.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If detailed information is displayed in a separate window after clicking, then information completeness is improved, but user operation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the detailed information display with the map interface by using a transparent overlay layer that shows building information directly on top of the map, eliminating the need for separate windows and reducing clicking operations while maintaining information completeness
Solution Approach 2:
The patent pre-loads and displays detailed building information in the transparent overlay layer before the user needs it, so that information is already available when the user hovers or interacts with the map, reducing the need for additional clicking to load details
2Loss of information
If detailed information is displayed in a fixed position, then information visibility is improved, but obstruction of nearby buildings increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic transparent overlay layer that can be moved, resized, and adjusted in position based on user interaction and context, allowing the information to remain visible while minimizing obstruction of surrounding map features and buildings
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses a transparent overlay layer that adds a new visual dimension on top of the map, allowing detailed information to be displayed without blocking the underlying map view, as the transparency allows users to see through the information layer to the buildings below
3Loss of information
If all available detailed information is displayed, then information completeness is improved, but information overload increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by displaying different types and amounts of information in different regions of the transparent overlay layer based on user location, building importance, and context, rather than uniformly displaying all information everywhere, thus reducing overall information overload while maintaining completeness where needed
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses partial action by selectively displaying only the most relevant building information in the transparent overlay layer based on user context and preferences, rather than showing all available information, thus reducing information overload while providing sufficient detail for most use cases
Data Source
AI summary
A method displaying information is performed at a map display device. The method includes displaying the map on a graphical user interface of the device, the displayed map including a plurality of building icons each representing a respective building; detecting a pointing input at a respective position in the displayed map; identifying a first building icon associated with the respective position in the displayed map; selectively obtaining a respective type of detailed information on the respective building represented by the first building icon for display on the map; and displaying a transparent layer over the displayed map, the transparent layer displaying the selected type of detailed information. The selectively obtaining is in accordance with a respective distance between a current location of the device and a respective location associated with the respective building represented by the first building icon.