Location Data Augmentation System with Subscriber Preference Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current tracking systems limit users to a single augmentation service for location data, requiring multiple logins and lacking customization based on individual preferences, and do not effectively store augmentation preferences for multiple users.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that receives location data from a remote device, associates it with a subscriber, and augments it using predetermined processes based on a subscriber's file, incorporating additional information from public or private databases, and provides the augmented data to the subscriber, allowing customization and storage of preferences.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a single augmentation service is used for location data, then the system complexity is reduced, but the user cannot access multiple augmentation services and must log on to multiple servers
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal server that can provide multiple augmentation services (multiple augmentation routines) through a single interface. The server is designed to perform different augmentation functions based on user selection, allowing users to access various augmentation services without needing to log on to separate servers. This multi-functional approach resolves the contradiction by enabling diverse service access while maintaining a unified system architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines multiple augmentation services into a single server platform. Instead of having separate servers for different augmentation routines, the system merges these services into one unified server that can execute multiple augmentation algorithms. This consolidation allows users to access all augmentation services through one login, reducing the need for multiple server connections while preserving service diversity.
2Loss of information
If location data is augmented with multiple types of information from various databases, then the quality and usefulness of the data is improved, but the processing time and computational resources increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent allows users to select specific augmentation routines from multiple available options. Instead of automatically applying all possible augmentations to every location data point, the system executes only the selected subset of augmentations. This partial action approach ensures that users receive comprehensive data when needed while avoiding unnecessary processing overhead for routine queries, thus balancing data completeness with processing efficiency.
3Ease of operation
If the system stores and processes customization preferences for multiple users, then user experience is enhanced, but the data storage and processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements user-specific customization profiles that store individual preferences for augmentation routines. Each user has their own localized set of preferences stored in the database, allowing personalized augmentation selection without requiring global system changes. This local quality approach enables each user to have tailored settings while keeping the overall data structure organized and manageable, balancing customization capability with storage efficiency.
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AI summary
A novel system and method for processing location data are disclosed. An exemplary method includes receiving location data from a remote device, associating the location data with a particular subscriber, augmenting the location data in one of a plurality of predetermined ways based on information associated with the particular subscriber to produce augmented location data, and providing the augmented location data to the subscriber. In a more particular embodiment, the step of augmenting the location data includes retrieving a subscriber file associated with the subscriber and performing one or more augmentation processes on the location data based at least in part on the subscriber file. An example system includes both a remote device operative to transmit location data and a central station for performing the methods of the present invention.