Map Data Updating via Traffic Event Text Analysis

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing methods for updating electronic maps are costly, inefficient, and lack timely updates, which can affect navigation accuracy and reliability.

Innovation Solution

A method for updating map data involves acquiring traffic event texts with location and direction data, determining candidate road data, identifying target road data based on the direction data, and updating the target road data accordingly.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If traditional methods are used to update electronic map data, then comprehensive map coverage can be maintained, but the updating cost is high and the efficiency is low

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemap data updating efficiencyVSAvoidupdating cost
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts only the necessary information from traffic event texts (location data and reference direction data) rather than processing entire map datasets. This selective extraction approach reduces computational resources and updating costs while maintaining update efficiency

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent segments the map updating process into distinct steps: acquiring traffic event text, determining candidate road data based on location, identifying target road data using reference direction, and updating only the specific target roads. This segmentation avoids processing entire map datasets and reduces overall updating cost and time

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Reliability

If traditional methods are used to update electronic map data, then map data can be updated, but the updating is not timely enough to affect navigation accuracy

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenavigation accuracyVSAvoidmap data updating time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent performs preliminary processing of traffic event texts to extract location and direction data before actual map updating. This preparation enables rapid identification and updating of affected road segments when events occur, ensuring timely updates without compromising navigation accuracy

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements a dynamic updating mechanism that responds to real-time traffic events. By continuously monitoring traffic event texts and immediately updating affected road segments, the system adapts to changing conditions promptly, maintaining high navigation accuracy without fixed scheduling delays

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS12313426B2Method of updating map data, electronic device and storage medium
Publication Date: 2025.05.27 BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCI & TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

A method of updating map data, an electronic device, and a storage medium, which relate to a field of computer technology, and in particular to intelligent transportation technology. The method of updating map data includes: acquiring a traffic event text, where the traffic event text includes location data and reference direction data; determining candidate road data in the map data based on the location data; determining target road data from the candidate road data based on the reference direction data; updating the target road data based on the traffic event text.