Mobile Device Location Quality Integration for Service Adaptation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional mobile devices lack the ability to effectively utilize quality information related to location data to modify services accessible via them, leading to inconsistent performance and user experience in location-based applications.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that obtain quality information about the location data, including the technique used and its accuracy, and integrate this information to modify services such as camera-geotagging, navigation, and other location-based services, allowing users to choose or configure the location technique based on quality indicators displayed through user interfaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple location techniques are used to determine location data, then the reliability of location-based services is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the location determination process by evaluating multiple location techniques (GPS, cellular triangulation, Wi-Fi positioning) separately and selecting the most appropriate one based on quality metrics. This allows the system to use multiple techniques without permanently increasing complexity, as only the needed technique is activated at any given time.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes operational parameters by dynamically selecting different location techniques based on quality information such as accuracy metrics, signal strength, and availability. This parameter-based selection allows the system to adapt to different conditions without requiring all location techniques to operate simultaneously, thereby managing device complexity.
2Measurement precision
If quality information is obtained and processed, then the measurement precision of location data is improved, but the loss of time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-evaluating the quality metrics of different location techniques and maintaining a readiness profile. This allows the system to quickly select an appropriate location technique without performing full quality assessments at the moment location data is needed, thus reducing the time penalty while maintaining precision.
Solution Approach 2:
The system serves itself by automatically selecting the most appropriate location technique based on pre-established quality criteria without requiring manual intervention or extensive real-time analysis. This self-service mechanism reduces the time overhead associated with quality information processing while maintaining high measurement precision.
3Adaptability or versatility
If location techniques are selected based on quality information, then the adaptability of services is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback mechanisms by continuously monitoring the quality of location data from different techniques and automatically adjusting service configuration based on this feedback. This allows the system to adapt to changing conditions without requiring complex manual reconfiguration, as the quality information automatically guides the selection and configuration of appropriate location techniques.
Data Source
AI summary
The disclosure is directed to a method, computer program product, mobile device allowing for configuring a service accessible via the mobile device. The mobile device is configured to allow a determination of its location data using one or more of a plurality of location techniques. The configuring of the service comprises obtaining quality information including a designation of the location technique used for determining said location data and at least partly a quality of said location data; and integrating said quality information at least partly with said service to allow a modification of said service based on said quality information. Various examples of services enabled or enhanced by this capability are described including camera service, navigation services, data sharing services. Various configurations of computer program products, mobile devices and systems for enabling the services above are also described.