Itinerary Generation via Mobile Device Weighted Route Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing itinerary generation systems are unreliable due to potential malfunctions in wireless transceivers, communication interruptions, and incorrect data transmission, leading to inaccurate or implausible itinerary calculations.
Innovation Solution
A remote server-based apparatus that directly communicates with mobile computing devices to generate itineraries using location history data, incorporating weight values and alternative itinerary options to enhance reliability, and reduces data traffic by only transmitting the most plausible routes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If wireless transceivers are installed at entry and exit points to track travelers, then itinerary data can be automatically collected, but system reliability decreases due to potential transceiver malfunctions and communication interruptions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the itinerary tracking function from the transceiver system and relocates it to the mobile computing device itself. The mobile device now autonomously determines itineraries using its own sensors and processing capabilities, eliminating dependence on external transceivers and their associated failure points.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile computing device serves as an intermediary between the traveler and the itinerary determination system. It collects location data from sensors, processes this data locally to determine itineraries, and only transmits the final itinerary information to the server, thereby isolating the system from transceiver-related failures.
2Measurement precision
If comprehensive location history data is transmitted to the server for itinerary analysis, then itinerary accuracy improves, but data traffic increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile computing device performs preliminary itinerary determination locally using processed location history data before transmission. By pre-processing the data and identifying the itinerary in advance, the system eliminates the need to transmit large volumes of raw location data to the server, thereby reducing data traffic while maintaining itinerary accuracy.
3Area of stationary object
If multiple transceivers are deployed throughout the travel network, then itinerary tracking coverage improves, but system complexity and potential failure points increase
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of having fixed transceivers track the traveler throughout the network, the patent inverts the approach by making the mobile device itself the tracking instrument. The mobile device uses its built-in sensors to track its own location and determine itineraries, eliminating the need for a distributed transceiver infrastructure while maintaining comprehensive tracking coverage.
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AI summary
An apparatus 1100 for generating an itinerary a travelling object has travelled comprising an input unit configured to receive location information data 3001..300n from a mobile computer 1200 of said travelling object; an itinerary generation unit 1113 which is configured to generate itinerary history data 1105 including a plurality of itinerary subsection information data 6001..600n; and an output unit 1115 which is configured to output at least one itinerary of the travelling object based on the itinerary subsection information data 6001..600n and based on a weight value to the mobile computer 1200.