Brand Mapping via Automatic Location Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional computer-based systems for displaying maps require users to actively input location information, limiting their ability to automatically update and display brand access sites based on the user's current location without additional user input.
Innovation Solution
A portable electronic device allows users to select a brand image, which automatically generates a map showing the current location and nearby brand access sites, using GPS or RFID systems to determine the device's location independently of user input, and provides indications of brand access sites on the map.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If the system automatically identifies device location using GPS or RFID, then the map can be dynamically updated without user input, but the device complexity increases due to additional location-determining components
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses GPS or RFID systems as intermediary components to automatically determine device location without requiring direct user input. These location-determining components act as mediators between the user and the map display system, automatically providing location data that enables dynamic map updates while reducing the operational burden on users.
2Device complexity
If the system requires user input for location information, then the device complexity is reduced, but the productivity decreases due to additional manual input steps
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-service by automatically determining its own location using GPS or RFID components. Instead of requiring the user to manually input location information, the device autonomously获取s its location data and uses it to display the appropriate map, thereby eliminating redundant manual input steps and improving productivity.
3Ease of operation
If the map is static and requires user input to update, then the ease of operation is maintained, but the loss of time increases as users must repeatedly input location information
Solution Approach 1:
The system maintains continuous useful action by automatically updating the map display based on real-time location data from GPS or RFID components. As the user moves, the location-determining components continuously track the new position and the map automatically updates to reflect the current location, eliminating the need for repeated manual input and reducing time loss while maintaining ease of operation.
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AI summary
A user uses a portable electronic device to select an image representative of a brand. In response to the user's selection of the image representative of the brand, the device automatically presents the user with an image of a map that indicates a current location of the device and shows one or more images representative of brand purchase sites where the selected brand may be accessed by the user.