Indoor Outdoor Navigation Controller Route Optimization
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Current electronic devices struggle to provide integrated indoor/outdoor navigation due to differences in how indoor and outdoor location information is stored and collected, leading to fragmented navigation algorithms and services that do not seamlessly connect indoors to outdoors or outdoors to indoors.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device equipped with a display module, communicator, input module, and controller that can automatically determine and display the shortest route guidance between indoor and outdoor locations based on user input and external environment information received from a server, including weather and traffic conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If indoor and outdoor location information are stored and collected separately, then each location type can be managed with dedicated algorithms, but integrated navigation between indoor and outdoor environments becomes impossible
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges indoor and outdoor location information into a unified navigation system. The server stores both indoor location information (from indoor terminals) and outdoor location information (from outdoor terminals) in an integrated manner, enabling seamless transition between indoor and outdoor navigation without requiring separate systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary that bridges indoor and outdoor navigation systems. The server receives location information from both indoor and outdoor terminals, processes and stores it in an integrated format, and returns unified navigation routes, enabling coordination between previously separate navigation domains.
2Ease of operation
If navigation algorithms are developed separately for indoor and outdoor environments, then each algorithm can be optimized for its specific context, but seamless route guidance between indoor and outdoor locations cannot be provided
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines indoor and outdoor navigation algorithms into a unified system that operates seamlessly. The server executes navigation algorithms that can switch between indoor and outdoor modes automatically, providing continuous route guidance without requiring users to manually switch between separate navigation systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamic navigation algorithms that can adapt their behavior based on the current environment. The system dynamically switches between indoor and outdoor navigation modes depending on the user's location and the route requirements, enabling flexible and seamless transition between different navigation contexts.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the system provides detailed route guidance information, then users receive comprehensive navigation instructions, but the system must manage multiple route options and environmental factors
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses parameter changes to optimize routes based on real-time environmental conditions. The server receives weather information (temperature, rain, humidity) and traffic information from external sources, then adjusts route parameters accordingly - such as selecting outdoor routes when weather conditions make indoor navigation preferable, or avoiding certain paths based on traffic congestion data.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where the system continuously monitors environmental conditions and adjusts route guidance accordingly. The server receives real-time weather and traffic information, processes this feedback, and dynamically updates navigation recommendations to provide optimized route guidance that adapts to changing conditions.
Data Source
AI summary
An embodiment electronic device includes a display module, a communicator configured to communicate with a server, an input module, and a controller configured to determine a route to be guided as a shortest path, from an indoor route or an outdoor route based on an input received at the input module from a user or based on an external environment, determine a route from a departure point to an arrival point based on the route to be guided as the shortest path, and control the display module to display the determined route.