Cloud Shopping System Route Calculation for Mall Navigation

The patent introduces a cloud server as an intermediary system that receives product location queries, processes them against stored shopping mall layout data, and returns optimal routes to customers. This mediator eliminates the need for customers to manually navigate and search throughout the mall, significantly reducing search time while maintaining ease of operation through simple query interfaces.

The patent replaces the mechanical process of physical searching and navigating through the shopping mall with an electronic/cloud-based system. Instead of manually locating products through physical movement and visual search, customers use electronic devices to query the cloud server, which calculates and provides optimal routes based on digital representations of the mall layout, thereby reducing time loss while maintaining operational ease.

The patent segments the product location system into distinct functional modules: a cloud server component that handles data processing and route calculation, and a customer device component that handles queries and displays results. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently, improving overall productivity while managing complexity through modular architecture where the cloud server handles complex processing and customer devices handle simple interactions.

The cloud server is designed as a universal platform that can handle multiple functions including storing shopping mall layout data, processing location queries, calculating optimal routes, and providing location services to multiple customers simultaneously. This multi-functionality improves productivity by consolidating operations while managing complexity through a single versatile system rather than multiple specialized systems.