Dynamic Route Mapping for Mobile Device Convergence
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of mobile devices face difficulties in determining a meeting location when they are unfamiliar with an area, as existing location-sharing services like Locimobile and Google Latitude are not integrated with communication between mobile devices, making it hard to map a route to a meeting point, especially when one or both users are moving.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that allows mobile devices to dynamically map a route between users by exchanging location indicators and determining a convergence point, which can be updated during travel, enabling users to meet at a designated location without prior knowledge of each other's location.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If existing location-sharing services like Locimobile or Google Latitude are used, then users can share their location with selected contacts, but these services are not integrated with communication between mobile devices and cannot dynamically map routes to meeting points
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines location-sharing functionality with communication functionality into a single integrated system. When users communicate via text, voice, or video, the system automatically exchanges location indicators between their mobile devices and generates route maps, eliminating the need for separate location-sharing services and providing seamless integration between communication and navigation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary component that automatically processes communication data and generates route mappings. This intermediary function receives communication signals between users, extracts location information, calculates optimal meeting routes, and presents the results without requiring users to manually configure separate location-sharing settings.
2Reliability
If users manually share location information through existing services, then location can be displayed to selected users, but it requires prior setup and does not automatically update during travel
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically performs location exchange and route mapping without requiring manual setup. When communication is established between users, the mobile devices automatically exchange location indicators, calculate convergence points, and generate updated routes based on current positions, eliminating the need for users to manually configure location-sharing settings.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-establishes the framework for automatic location exchange and route generation. Once communication is initiated, all subsequent location updates and route calculations occur automatically without requiring users to perform setup actions, making the system as simple as starting a conversation.
3Adaptability or versatility
If one or both users are moving during communication, then flexibility is improved, but it becomes difficult to determine a stable meeting location
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts the convergence point based on real-time location data from moving users. Instead of calculating a fixed meeting point, the system continuously updates the convergence point as users move, generating new routes that reflect current positions and ensuring both users can still reach each other despite movement during communication.
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AI summary
Generally, this disclosure describes dynamic route mapping between mobile devices. Techniques may include initiating communication between a first mobile device at a first location and a second mobile device at a second location; receiving a first location indicator by the second mobile device, the first location indicator transmitted from the first mobile device in response to a request from the second mobile device, the first location indicator corresponding to the first location; determining a convergence point based on at least one of the first location and the second location; mapping a travel route from at least one of the first location and the second location to the convergence point; and displaying the travel route on at least one of the first mobile device and the second mobile device.