Dynamic Interior Location Map Generation Using Satellite Imagery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current digital map systems require expensive and complex installations of onsite devices like iBeacons, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth within structures or buildings to provide detailed interior location information, making it impractical to implement in many buildings, especially in developing regions.
Innovation Solution
A software system and database that allows occupants and authorized parties to submit and transfer information, enabling the dynamic generation of interior location maps using various formats, such as graphic layouts, charts, and photos, which can be accessed via web and mobile applications, even with incomplete data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If onsite device systems (iBeacon, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth) are installed within each interior location to provide detailed location information, then measurement precision and information availability are improved, but device complexity, financial costs, and implementation procedures deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses satellite imagery and aerial photos as copies or representations of the actual building interiors. Instead of installing physical sensors in every location, the system creates a digital copy of the building's interior structure from external data sources, allowing users to access location information without onsite devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a database and software processing logic as intermediaries between external data sources (satellite imagery, aerial photos) and user requests. This intermediary system processes, stores, and retrieves interior location information dynamically, eliminating the need for direct onsite device installations.
2Loss of information
If comprehensive onsite device systems are deployed to map all buildings in a city or country, then information completeness is improved, but financial costs and implementation procedures deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the system universally applicable to any building by using publicly available satellite imagery and aerial photo databases. The same software platform can service multiple buildings across a city or country without requiring building-specific hardware installations, enabling scalable deployment throughout entire regions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically retrieves and processes interior location information from existing databases without requiring manual configuration or installation in each building. The software processing logic dynamically generates maps and retrieves information autonomously based on user requests, eliminating complex implementation procedures.
3Loss of information
If detailed interior location maps are generated for all buildings, then information availability is improved, but device complexity and financial costs deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic map generation where the system automatically retrieves and processes the most current available data from satellite imagery and aerial photo databases. The software processing logic dynamically creates interior location maps based on real-time data availability, ensuring information currency without requiring complex static system configurations in each building.
Data Source
AI summary
A system and method utilizes information collected and stored in a database, and dynamically and visually builds up an interior location map with information on occupants within the structure or building; the map is accessible upon request by internet and mobile device users.