Customizing Destination Images for Navigation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current navigation applications fail to provide users with accurate and personalized visual cues for unknown destinations, leading to disorientation upon arrival, as they rely on outdated and non-customizable images from third-party sources.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a system where users can capture and associate custom media files with specific locations, which are then displayed on a navigation device when the user is within a certain proximity to the location, using geotagging and geo-fencing technology to provide personalized and up-to-date visual information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If pre-chosen images from third-party sources are used, then users can obtain destination images, but the images are outdated and lack personalization
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables users to capture their own destination images using mobile device cameras and upload them to the server. This self-service approach replaces outdated third-party images with current, user-taken photos, ensuring the visual information is both accurate and personalized to the user's perspective
Solution Approach 2:
The system allows users to capture and upload destination images in advance before needing navigation. These pre-captured images are stored on the server and automatically displayed when the user reaches the destination, eliminating the need for real-time image capture and providing immediate visual context
2Ease of operation
If user-customized images are implemented, then personalization and up-to-date information are provided, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary that manages image storage, user authentication, and automatic image retrieval. This mediator handles the complexity of coordinating between multiple user devices and the navigation system, simplifying the user interface while managing system complexity centrally
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses a standard mobile device camera and existing navigation infrastructure to achieve customization. By leveraging universal components already present in smartphones (camera, GPS, display), the system avoids adding specialized hardware complexity while still providing personalized functionality
3Reliability
If images are provided by navigation application, then users receive destination information, but users may not recognize the destination upon arrival
Solution Approach 1:
The patent displays the user-captured destination image on the navigation device screen, providing authentic visual context that shows the actual appearance, colors, and features of the destination. This visual match between what the user sees on screen and what they encounter in reality enhances destination recognition and reduces disorientation
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides visual feedback by displaying the exact image that will be seen at the destination before the user arrives. This advance visual feedback allows users to mentally prepare and recognize the destination environment, creating a bridge between navigation guidance and real-world recognition
Data Source
AI summary
Customized images can be used to improve navigation of a user to a particular destination. For example, a mobile device can receive a first destination location of the first user. Additionally, the mobile device can receive one or more media files of the first destination location, wherein at least one of the media files is created with a recording device. Furthermore, the mobile device can further receive an indicator associating the one or more media files with the first destination location. Subsequently, the mobile device can receive a current location of the mobile device of the first user. Finally, the mobile device can display the one or more media files when the current location is within a specified distance of the first destination location.