Interactive Asset Placement Map for Delivery Orientation and Clearance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing delivery systems lack interactive mapping tools that accurately convey orientation, clearance, and door direction of temporary assets, leading to miscommunication, inefficiency, and compliance issues during placement.
Innovation Solution
An interactive map module system that allows customers to specify asset position and orientation, with synchronized visualization of truck clearance, enabling precise placement data transmission among dispatchers, customers, and drivers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If traditional verbal descriptions and static maps are used for delivery planning, then the system complexity is low, but the measurement precision of placement location and orientation is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a virtual copy of the physical delivery site on an interactive map, allowing customers to visually select and specify exact placement location and orientation. This digital representation enables precise measurement and communication of placement requirements without adding physical complexity to the actual delivery site.
Solution Approach 2:
The interactive map module serves as an intermediary between the customer, dispatcher, and driver. It provides a common visual reference that translates complex placement requirements into intuitive map interactions, improving measurement precision without requiring complex direct communication protocols between all parties.
2Loss of information
If interactive map modules with orientation controls are implemented, then the communication accuracy between parties is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The map module is segmented into distinct functional components: location selection, orientation adjustment with rotation controls, clearance visualization with truck markers, and data synchronization. This segmentation allows complex functionality to be broken down into manageable features that each serve a specific communication purpose.
Solution Approach 2:
The interactive map module performs multiple functions within a single interface: visualizing the delivery site, allowing location selection, enabling orientation adjustment, displaying truck clearance requirements, and synchronizing data across all user interfaces. This multi-functionality reduces information loss without proportionally increasing complexity.
3Reliability
If truck clearance visualization is added to the map, then the delivery reliability is improved, but the ease of operation decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides visual feedback by displaying a truck marker that moves synchronously with the deliverable asset marker. This feedback mechanism allows customers to immediately see whether the selected location provides adequate clearance for the delivery vehicle, improving reliability without requiring complex calculations or multiple steps.
Solution Approach 2:
The truck marker and asset marker maintain synchronized positioning and orientation throughout the interaction, ensuring that both markers respond equally to user actions. This equipotentiality simplifies operation by eliminating the need for users to manually coordinate between different visual elements.
4Manufacturing precision
If synchronized marker orientation is implemented, then the manufacturing precision of placement data is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the positioning and orientation functions into a single synchronized marker system. Both the deliverable asset marker and truck marker move and rotate together in response to user actions, ensuring that placement data accurately reflects the intended configuration without requiring separate control mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The markers are designed to be dynamic, automatically adjusting their position and orientation in real-time as the user interacts with the map. This dynamic behavior ensures that placement data remains accurate and up-to-date without requiring manual updates or complex data synchronization processes.
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AI summary
A system and method are disclosed for interactive placement of deliverable assets in a map module. A dispatcher interface generates a customer-accessible map, enabling the customer to reposition and orient a deliverable asset marker. Placement data is stored in a database, with automatic notifications sent to the dispatcher, and a driver interface displaying the finalized placement for delivery. The system may include a synchronized truck-visualization marker to represent clearance requirements, rotation controls for orientation adjustments, a 180-degree flip to specify door direction, and heading adjustments to align markers with map view changes. Both asset and truck markers scale relative to map zoom, ensuring accurate visualization. These features improve communication among dispatcher, customer, and driver, reduce errors, and enhance efficiency in the delivery of containers, dumpsters, portable restrooms, mobile offices, and other temporary on-site assets.