Glocal Address Format for Simplified Geo-Coordinate Entry
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing geographic coordinate systems, such as GPS, face usability issues due to the complexity and error-proneness of entering lengthy latitude and longitude coordinates, particularly for human users, limiting their widespread adoption in mapping and navigation applications.
Innovation Solution
The development of a method to generate 'Glocal' addresses by removing leading significant digits from geo-coordinates and replacing them with context references, allowing for shorter, more human-friendly local address formats that can be easily searchable and usable on various devices, including GPS-equipped ones.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If latitude and longitude coordinates are used to represent geographic addresses, then location precision is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to the complexity and length of coordinates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the necessary trailing digits of latitude and longitude coordinates (after the decimal point) to create shortened local addresses. By removing the integer parts and leading digits that are less significant for local navigation, the system maintains sufficient precision for local location identification while dramatically reducing the length and complexity of the address format, making it much easier for users to enter and remember.
2Ease of operation
If shortened address formats are used, then ease of operation is improved, but measurement precision deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by using different levels of precision for different parts of the address system. The shortened local addresses use trailing digits with sufficient precision for local navigation within a city or region, while the full global coordinates maintain complete precision for international identification. This layered approach allows the system to use just enough precision for each specific application context, avoiding unnecessary complexity while maintaining accuracy where needed.
3Ease of operation
If standardized postal addresses are used, then ease of operation is improved, but adaptability deteriorates in developing countries with non-standardized addressing systems
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal address system based on geographic coordinates that can function across all countries regardless of their local postal standards. By using a coordinate-based approach with standardized decimal degree format, the system provides a common language for location identification that works equally well in developed countries with standardized postal addresses and developing countries with non-standardized systems, making it truly multi-functional and adaptable worldwide.
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AI summary
Computerized methods and system of shortening representations of geographical coordinates (Latitude, Longitude) by replacing the leading significant latitude and longitude digits in a given locality with an optional and often user friendly context hint. The locality context can be indicated either explicitly by a human factors appropriate name, or implicitly by the center of a map or current location of the client computerized device. The invention also discloses a reverse method to recover these eliminated digits by using the approximate center of locality and proximity to provide the missing context information.