In-Place Geocoded Data Detection and Display in Text
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mobile devices lack efficient in-place detection and modification of addresses and geographic coordinates within text, limiting users' ability to access additional geocoded information without leaving the application.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that automatically detect addresses or geographic coordinates in text, perform geocoding or reverse geocoding, and provide geocoded data in-place within the user interface or to other applications, using a software geocoder embedded in the operating system, with pattern recognition algorithms and API integration for system-wide service.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If in-place detection and modification of addresses and geographic coordinates is implemented, then users can access additional geocoded information without leaving the current application, but device complexity increases due to integration of pattern recognition algorithms and geocoding services
Solution Approach 1:
The operating system service provides geocoding functionality that can be accessed by multiple applications through a common API interface. The same detection and geocoding infrastructure serves various text fields across different applications, eliminating the need for each application to implement its own geocoding capability while maintaining ease of access to geocoded information.
Solution Approach 2:
An operating system service acts as an intermediary between applications and the geocoding system. This service layer handles the complex pattern recognition and geocoding operations, presenting a simplified interface to applications. The intermediary absorbs the complexity of integrating detection algorithms and geocoding services while maintaining ease of operation for end users.
2Productivity
If automatic detection of addresses and geographic coordinates is performed, then productivity increases by providing geocoded data immediately within text, but measurement precision requirements increase due to need for accurate pattern recognition
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary pattern recognition and detection of address-like patterns in text before executing the full geocoding operation. By pre-identifying potential address entities and their locations within the text, the system can prepare geocoding requests in advance and execute them efficiently, maintaining both high productivity and measurement precision through structured detection phases.
3Ease of operation
If geocoded data is displayed in-place with text, then ease of operation improves by keeping users in current application, but device complexity increases due to integration with text editing components
Solution Approach 1:
The geocoding functionality is merged with the existing text editing component infrastructure. By combining the geocoding service with the text field rendering capabilities, the system can display geocoded data in-place within the same application without requiring separate integration layers. This merging approach maintains ease of operation while managing complexity through unified architecture.
Data Source
AI summary
A system, method and computer-readable medium are disclosed that can detect an address, geographic coordinates or business name in text displayed on a device and geocode or reverse geocode, respectively, the address/business name or geographic coordinates to provide geocoded data. The detecting and geocoding/reverse geocoding can be performed automatically. The geocoded data can be displayed in-place with the text in a user interface of the device or be provided to another application.