Bidirectional Navigation Viewing System for Real-Time Location Sharing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current navigation systems do not effectively inform both parties involved in social commitments, such as picking up friends or family, about each other's locations and estimated arrival times, leading to frustration due to unclear whereabouts and wait times.
Innovation Solution
A bidirectional navigation viewing system that includes a server and two client devices, allowing continuous data exchange for optimal route viewing, with the server updating routes based on real-time location and traffic information, enabling both parties to see the route and estimated time of arrival on their devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If traditional navigation systems are used, then the driver can see the route, but the waiting party cannot see the driver's location and estimated arrival time
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary that receives location data from the driver's mobile device and transmits it to the waiting party's device. This mediator enables bidirectional information sharing without requiring direct peer-to-peer communication between the two parties, thus resolving the information asymmetry while maintaining manageable system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The navigation system is enhanced to serve multiple functions: it not only provides route guidance to the driver but also simultaneously tracks and transmits the driver's location and estimated arrival time to the waiting party. This multi-functionality allows a single system to address both navigation needs and information sharing requirements.
2Loss of information
If the driver navigates to an unknown destination, then the driver can find the destination, but the waiting party experiences frustration due to not knowing the driver's whereabouts
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback by continuously calculating and transmitting the driver's estimated arrival time to the waiting party based on real-time location data and route information. This feedback loop keeps the waiting party informed about the driver's progress and expected arrival, reducing uncertainty and waiting time frustration.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary calculations of the optimal route and estimated arrival time before the driver even begins their journey. This advance preparation allows the waiting party to know approximately when to expect the driver, enabling better planning and reducing unnecessary waiting.
3Reliability
If real-time location and traffic information is continuously updated, then the optimal route can be updated, but more data processing and communication is required
Solution Approach 1:
The system updates route information at optimized intervals rather than continuously, processing only the necessary amount of location and traffic data required to maintain reliable routing. This partial action approach maintains route accuracy while avoiding the excessive energy consumption that would result from constant real-time processing and transmission of all available data.
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AI summary
Embodiments of the present invention are directed toward a system for bidirectional navigation viewing and methods thereof. The system includes at least one server and a first client device and a second client device that are both communicatively coupled with the server. The server is configured to continuously provide data to both devices for bidirectional viewing of an optimal route from a source location to a destination location on the first client device and on the second client device. The source location and the destination location are typically specified by the first client device and the second client device, respectively. The source location is typically the current location of the first device. The optimal route is continuously updated based on information sent to the server. The information typically includes updated location information of the first device and real-time traffic information between the two locations.