COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR OVERLYING INFORMATION BEARING HEXAGONS ON A MAP DISPLAY

摘要

The disclosure relates to a computer implemented method and component defining a plurality of data structures, each data structure having a plurality of data elements. The method and component associate the plurality of data structures with a geographic area wherein each data structure of the plurality corresponds to its own unique sub-part of the geographic area. Each data structure of the plurality is rendered as a corresponding one of a plurality of adjacent, non-overlapping, mathematically regular hexagonal shapes. Each data structure is configured for programmatic loading of the plurality of data elements and display characteristics of each hexagon are specified based on data stored in the data elements of the data structure corresponding to each hexagon.

主权项

1. A computer implemented method of presenting information, comprising:
collecting quality of service performance data from a plurality of wireless mobile devices operated by a respective plurality of users; associating individual datums of the quality of service performance data with respective individual geographic locations; rendering a map of a selected geographic area, the map including a representation of at least some of the individual geographic locations; rendering each of the individual geographic locations represented in the rendered map as corresponding ones of a plurality of non-overlapping, mathematically regular polygons, the mathematically regular polygons appearing to overlay the rendered map, each of the mathematically regular polygons bearing information associated with a corresponding individual datum; collecting updated quality of service performance data; and updating the information associated with one or more corresponding individual datums without updating others of the individual datums, the updating corresponding with collection of additional quality of service performance data.