Location Selection Using Communicatively Coupled Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current mobile electronic devices fail to efficiently interact and utilize location data from multiple devices, often relying solely on their own sensors or a single device's location data, limiting their operational performance in applications like mapping and navigation.
Innovation Solution
A system and process for selecting location data between communicatively coupled electronic devices based on factors such as determination time, accuracy, intersection, source priority, and previous location determinations, allowing one device to choose the most appropriate location data from another device for use in executing applications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If a device relies solely on its own sensors for location determination, then device independence and simplicity are maintained, but location determination accuracy is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges location determination capabilities across multiple electronic devices by allowing a first device to select location data from either its own sensors or a second device's sensors. This combining approach resolves the contradiction by achieving higher location accuracy through multi-device collaboration while managing interaction complexity through structured selection criteria including accuracy metrics, temporal recency, spatial intersection validation, and configurable priority weights.
2Measurement precision
If a device uses location data from another device, then location determination accuracy can be improved, but dependency on external devices increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic device independence by enabling the first electronic device to flexibly switch between using its own location sensors and using location data from a second device. The selection is not fixed but dynamically adjusted based on real-time conditions including relative accuracy comparisons, temporal factors, spatial intersection results, and configurable priority settings, allowing the system to adapt to varying operational contexts and maintain reliability across different scenarios.
3Measurement precision
If multiple location data sources are continuously monitored and compared, then location accuracy is optimized, but computational overhead and energy consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent optimizes energy consumption by dynamically changing evaluation parameters including accuracy thresholds, temporal weightings, and priority configurations based on operational context. The system adjusts which location data sources are actively monitored and compared, switching between devices based on pre-established criteria that balance accuracy requirements against energy expenditure, thereby resolving the contradiction between optimization precision and energy usage.
4Loss of information
If location data from multiple devices is integrated, then comprehensive location information is achieved, but data selection complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where the first electronic device continuously evaluates location data from the second device against established criteria including accuracy metrics, temporal recency, and spatial intersection validation. This feedback loop enables systematic data selection that achieves comprehensive location information while managing selection complexity through structured decision-making processes with configurable priority weights and selection thresholds.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to systems and processes for selecting location data provided by communicatively coupled electronic devices. In one example process, a first electronic device can select one of a first location determined by the first electronic device and a second location determined by a second electronic device for use as the location of the first electronic device. The selection can be made based on one or more of the times the first and second locations were determined, accuracies of the first and second location determinations, whether or not the first and second locations intersect, priorities associated with source used to determine the first and second locations, and previous location determinations made by the first electronic device. The selected location can be used as the location of the first electronic device to execute an application on the first electronic device.