Grid-Word Location Identification System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing location identification methods using numerical coordinates are user-unfriendly for memorization and verbal communication, while address systems can be inaccurate and prone to changes, making it difficult to indicate precise locations.
Innovation Solution
A device and method that uses a grid system combined with words to identify locations, allowing for the storage and retrieval of location keywords matched to grid IDs, enabling easy memorization and communication of locations through a combination of fixed and variable keywords.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If numerical coordinates (latitude/longitude) are used to identify locations, then measurement precision is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to difficulty in memorization and verbal communication
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the geographical space into a grid system with unique identifiers, segmenting the continuous coordinate space into discrete, manageable units that are easier to reference and communicate while maintaining precise location identification
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary system (grid ID system) that bridges the gap between precise numerical coordinates and human-friendly communication, allowing accurate location identification to be translated into easily memorizable and verbally communicable codes
2Ease of operation
If address systems are used to identify locations, then ease of operation is improved for verbal communication, but measurement precision deteriorates due to allocation to buildings and groups of buildings
Solution Approach 1:
The grid system segments geographical space into precise units that can identify specific locations rather than groups of buildings, maintaining accuracy while using a communication-friendly format
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the parameter format from building-based address systems to grid-based coordinate systems, transforming the fundamental way locations are identified while maintaining ease of communication
3Measurement precision
If grid reference systems are used to identify locations, then measurement precision is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates because location identification codes are not convenient for memorization and verbal communication
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms the grid reference system by changing the parameter format of the grid IDs into a more user-friendly structure that maintains precise location identification while significantly improving memorability and verbal communication capability
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a device and a method for displaying and searching for a location by using a grid and words, and the device for displaying and searching for a location by using a grid and words according to the present invention includes: a location keyword storage unit for storing information on grid IDs allocated to a plurality of unit grids for dividing a geographical area to be a location display object, respectively, and location keywords each of which has a structure having a plurality of words arranged therein, such that the grid IDs and the location keywords are matched to each other; a grid search unit that searches for a grid ID matched to a specific location keyword and outputs representative coordinates of a unit grid corresponding to the searched grid ID, if the specific location keyword is inputted; and a location keyword search unit that searches for at least one location keyword matched to the grid ID of a unit grid including geographical coordinates related to a specific location and outputs the searched location keyword, if the geographical coordinates are inputted.