Group Navigation Regrouping Points for Separated User Tracking

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing navigation systems lack the ability to efficiently manage joint positional tracking for multiple users or vehicles, particularly in scenarios where users become separated from the group, requiring manual intervention to rejoin.

Innovation Solution

A navigation service that initiates a joint positional tracking session, periodically updates user positions, and automatically generates route adjustments to bring users back within a threshold separation, using predicted travel data and user preferences to suggest regrouping waypoints or alternate routes.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If manual intervention is required for users to rejoin the group after separation, then individual user control is maintained, but navigation efficiency and group coordination deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenavigation efficiencyVSAvoidsystem automation level
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The navigation system automatically detects when a user separates from the group and autonomously generates route adjustments to bring the user back to the group, eliminating the need for manual intervention while maintaining system simplicity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system pre-establishes regrouping waypoints and alternate routes in advance based on predicted travel data, so that when separation occurs, the system can immediately execute pre-planned regrouping actions without delay

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Loss of energy

If individual device intervention is required for route adjustments, then user autonomy is maintained, but resource use and system optimization deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresource use efficiencyVSAvoiduser intervention requirement
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of energyVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system continuously monitors user positions and separation parameters, providing real-time feedback that triggers automatic route adjustments when threshold separation is detected, optimizing resource use without requiring user awareness or action

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The navigation service acts as an intermediary between users and the routing system, automatically managing route adjustments and regrouping actions without requiring direct user-device interaction

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Adaptability or versatility

If generic route adjustments are applied to all users, then system simplicity is maintained, but user acceptance and personalization deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveroute personalizationVSAvoidroute management complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies different route adjustment strategies to different users based on their specific separation circumstances, using predicted travel data and user preferences to personalize regrouping routes while maintaining overall system simplicity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically adjusts route parameters such as regrouping waypoints and alternate routes based on real-time separation data and predicted travel patterns, enabling personalized navigation without complex manual configuration

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentEP3903066B1Navigation with dynamic regrouping points
Publication Date: 2025.06.25 GOOGLE LLC
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AI summary

The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for providing dynamic grouping and regrouping for users in a joint positional tracking session. The method includes receiving positional data associated with a first user and at least one other user in the plurality of users in the joint positional tracking session. The method includes determining that a separation parameter associated with the first user has exceeded a threshold separation value, the separation parameter associated with the first user representing a distance between the first user and one other user in the plurality of users. The method includes automatically generating navigational data for reducing the separation parameter between the first user and one other user in the joint positional tracking session to below the threshold separation value. The method includes transmitting the navigational data to at least the first user in the joint positional tracking session.