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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2014
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Curtis H. Brobst, Elgin, MN (US);
James P. Cantwell, Dublin, IE;
Magda M. Mourad, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G01C 21/32 (2006.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G06T 17/05 (2011.01); G09B 29/00 (2006.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 67/42 (2013.01); G01C 21/32 (2013.01); G01C 21/3694 (2013.01); G06T 17/05 (2013.01); G08G 1/168 (2013.01); G09B 29/003 (2013.01); G09B 29/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
Techniques are disclosed for rendering geographic information system (GIS) data. A server component responding to a request for GIS data for a given area combines contiguous elements that share the same dynamic characteristics. For example, a map server may combine the polylines of contiguous road segments sharing the same current speed/congestion conditions. Doing so may greatly reduce the number of individual polylines that are sent to a client for rendering.