Personalized Indoor Guiding Unit with Pre-Selected Routes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing guiding systems for areas like museums and shops do not account for individual user preferences, leading to inefficient routes and potential oversight of interested locations, and are not suitable for indoor environments due to GPS inaccuracy.
Innovation Solution
A method where users pre-select locations of interest via a telecommunication network, with a guiding unit storing a personal selection collection and guiding them efficiently, allowing for real-time modification and further processing steps like transactions or information provision.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a fixed mapped out route is used for guiding persons, then the guiding system is simple to operate, but the system does not account for individual user preferences and causes loss of time
Solution Approach 1:
The system allows users to pre-select their locations of interest before visiting the area. These selections are stored and later used to generate a personalized guiding route, eliminating the need for time-consuming selections during the actual visit and avoiding loss of time while maintaining ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The guiding system transitions from a static fixed route to a dynamic personalized route that adapts to individual user preferences. The route is generated based on pre-selected locations and optimized for efficiency, allowing the system to maintain simplicity while accommodating individual needs.
2Adaptability or versatility
If users make individual personal selections during the visit, then the system adapts to user preferences, but users may overlook locations and the selection process consumes time
Solution Approach 1:
Users perform their selections in advance before visiting the area. The system stores these pre-selected locations and uses them to generate an optimized guiding route. This eliminates the need for time-consuming deliberation during the actual visit while ensuring users see all their selected locations in an efficient order.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides feedback to users about their pre-selected locations and the optimized route generated from them. Users can review their selections and make adjustments if needed, ensuring the final route reflects their preferences while maintaining time efficiency.
3Device complexity
If random routing between selected locations is used, then the system is simple to implement, but the route efficiency is poor and causes loss of time
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements a dynamic routing algorithm that optimizes the sequence of visited locations based on their spatial relationships. Rather than random routing, the system calculates an efficient path that minimizes travel time between locations while still visiting all user-selected points of interest.
Solution Approach 2:
The routing system changes the parameter of route optimization from random to calculated. By analyzing the spatial coordinates of selected locations and computing an optimized sequence, the system significantly improves guiding efficiency and reduces total travel time without requiring complex real-time adjustments during the visit.
4Length of moving object
If GPS-based guiding is used for outdoor areas, then the system can cover large distances, but the system is not suitable for indoor environments and lacks measurement precision
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates a universal guiding solution that works in both indoor and outdoor environments. For outdoor areas, it can use GPS-based positioning, while for indoor areas, it employs alternative positioning methods such as wireless signal triangulation or beacon-based systems. This multi-functional approach maintains location accuracy across different environments while preserving the ability to guide over various distances.
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AI summary
The present invention provides a method for guiding at least one person through an area, wherein said at least one person is provided with a guiding unit and said at least one person is guided through said area by means of said guiding unit. Said method further comprises said steps of: receiving one or more selection coilections comprising one or more location identification codes prior to providing said person with said guiding unit, each location identification code identifying at least one location in said area; registering a collection code for each of said aforesaid one or more received selection collections; providing said at least one person with a guiding unit in which a personal selection collection of said one or more selection collections is stored, said personal selection collection being related to a personal collection code as specified by said person, wherein said guiding unit guides said person to said at least one location that is identified by said one or more location identification codes in said personal selection collection, and wherein said personal selection collection is provided to a processing system from said guiding unit after said guiding step so as to enable further processing steps on said basis of said personal selection collection. The invention further provides a system for use in such a method.