Location Identification Grid for Distribution Networks
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for geographic location identification, such as relative location, addressing, and grid systems, face challenges including reliability, efficiency, and accuracy, especially for unfamiliar areas and locations without conventional addressing systems.
Innovation Solution
A system that generates a location identifier by combining a destination location identifier with grid coordinates, using a processor to query memory for location codes and grid values, and encoding this information for use with items, enabling intuitive and accurate location identification.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If a grid system is used for location identification, then measurement precision is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates because the system is separated from daily experience
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary system that translates between conventional addressing systems and grid coordinates. This mediator converts familiar street addresses into grid location identifiers, allowing users to operate with familiar addressing concepts while the system internally utilizes precise grid coordinates for accurate location identification.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transforms the parameter representation of location data by converting between different coordinate systems and addressing formats. This parameter transformation allows the same location to be represented in both familiar addressing terms and precise grid coordinates, resolving the contradiction between precision and usability.
2Ease of operation
If addressing is used for location identification, then ease of operation is improved for familiar areas, but reliability deteriorates when landmarks or structures change
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the location identification system into two independent components: a familiar addressing interface for user interaction and a stable grid coordinate system for precise location reference. This segmentation allows the user-facing addressing system to remain intuitive while the underlying grid system provides consistent, unchanging location identification regardless of physical changes to landmarks or structures.
3Manufacturing precision
If a grid system is used, then manufacturing precision of location data is improved, but device complexity increases due to the need to query multiple memories
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple data retrieval operations into a unified location identification process. By combining the addressing system and grid coordinate system into an integrated framework where conversion between the two occurs automatically, the system maintains high location data accuracy while reducing the apparent complexity for users who interact with a single unified interface.
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AI summary
A method and system for generating a location identifier using a location code and a grid coordinate. The location code corresponds to a defined geographical area, such as a postal code or an area code. A grid coordinate can be determined based on destination location information, such as an address, a GPS-determined position, or other reference to a specific physical location. The location identifier is combined with the location code to generate a location identifier, which can be encoded in a computer readable format and placed on items for use in a distribution network. The location identifier can be used to facilitate domestic or international distribution of items using a common format or addressing scheme. The domestic and foreign distribution networks read and interpret location identifiers in order to deliver items.