Electronic Itinerary Management System with Map-Based Recommendation Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Travelers face difficulties in planning and managing their itineraries due to the time-consuming process of collecting and organizing travel information from multiple sources, which often lacks practical map information, making it hard to find correct routes and maintain travel records.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for managing an itinerary on an electronic device that generates a trip route, searches for recommendation information, displays it on a map, and allows users to modify the route based on selected information, with an electronic apparatus and an information providing server collaborating to provide real-time updates and recommendations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If travelers collect travel information from multiple internet websites, then they can gather comprehensive travel information, but it takes a long time (a week or more) to prepare the trip route
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple information sources (internet websites, travel agencies, communities, blogs) into a single integrated platform. The system combines text information, photo information, and map information in one unified interface, allowing users to access comprehensive travel information without visiting multiple separate websites, thus reducing preparation time while maintaining information completeness
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-processing and organizing travel information before users need it. Travel information is pre-collected, pre-organized by location and route, and pre-matched with map data, so when users plan a trip, the information is already ready for immediate use without requiring time-consuming collection and organization during the planning process
2Quantity of substance
If travelers collect travel information from internet websites, then they can gather travel information, but the information lacks practical map information making it hard to find correct routes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges three types of information (text, photo, map) into a single integrated database. Travel information from multiple websites is combined with practical map data, and the system creates a unified representation where text descriptions, photos, and map coordinates are linked together, enabling users to access both comprehensive information and accurate route guidance simultaneously
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces map information as an intermediary element that bridges the gap between textual travel information and practical navigation. The map serves as a mediator that provides spatial context, route guidance, and location accuracy, allowing users to translate general travel information into specific, actionable route instructions
3Quantity of substance
If travelers use printed travel guidebooks, then they can have travel information available, but they encounter difficulties in finding correct routes on the spot or must search required travel information during traveling
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical search process of flipping through printed guidebooks with an electronic interactive system. Instead of manually searching through pages, users can use electronic search functions, filter by location and time, and receive instant results on a display device, significantly improving the ease of finding travel information and correct routes during travel
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides real-time feedback by detecting user location through GPS or other positioning methods and automatically displaying relevant travel information and route guidance at the current location. This dynamic feedback mechanism adapts to the user's position and provides context-specific information, making route finding much more convenient compared to static printed guides
4Quantity of substance
If travelers want to keep travel records, then they can document their journey, but they have inconveniences in organizing the travel record after the travel
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary organization of travel records during the trip itself. As users visit locations, the system automatically captures photos, records location data, and organizes everything by destination and time sequence in real-time. This preliminary organization eliminates the need for post-travel sorting and arranging, as all records are already structured and ready for review
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides self-service functionality by automatically capturing, organizing, and managing travel records without requiring user intervention for organization. The system autonomously processes photos, geotags them, associates them with trip itineraries, and creates structured record collections, freeing users from the manual organization task while still maintaining comprehensive travel documentation
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AI summary
A method and a system for easily managing an itinerary are provided. The method includes generating, by an electronic device, a trip route, selecting a trip item for recommendation information searching, searching for recommendation information of the selected trip item based on the generated trip route, displaying the searched recommendation information at a corresponding location on the generated trip route, modifying the generated trip route based on selected recommendation information from the displayed recommendation information, and storing the modified trip route.