Navigation Map Reachability Display for Remaining Driving Range

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current methods for displaying remaining driving mileage in vehicles only provide numerical values, making it indirect and inefficient for users to estimate the reachable range and plan routes, as they need to manually combine mileage with road conditions.

Innovation Solution

An image processing method and apparatus that determines and displays the estimated reachable range of a vehicle on a map interface by obtaining the remaining mileage and current position, using this information to visually represent the target travel range, improving route planning efficiency.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If remaining mileage is displayed only by numerical values, then the information is simple to present, but the user cannot intuitively understand the estimated reachable range

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation completenessVSAvoiddisplay complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent transforms the one-dimensional numerical mileage display into a two-dimensional visual representation on a map interface. By projecting the remaining mileage onto a geographic map with scale conversion, the system creates a visual area that intuitively shows the estimated reachable range, adding spatial dimension to the information presentation without significantly increasing system complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates a visual copy or representation of the remaining mileage concept by drawing an area on the map that corresponds to the distance the vehicle can travel. This visual copy allows users to immediately grasp the reachable range without needing to interpret numerical values, effectively communicating the same information in a more intuitive form

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

2Productivity

If user manually estimates reachable range combining mileage and road conditions, then the estimation can be customized, but the route planning efficiency is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveroute planning efficiencyVSAvoidtime for manual estimation
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs automatic calculation and visualization of the estimated reachable range without requiring user intervention. The electronic device automatically obtains the remaining mileage parameter, converts it to distance using vehicle speed information, and displays the result on the map interface, freeing the user from manual estimation tasks while maintaining accurate and context-aware results

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system pre-calculates and displays the estimated reachable range before the user needs to make route planning decisions. By automatically computing the visual representation of reachable areas based on current mileage and speed data, the system prepares the information in advance, allowing users to immediately proceed with route planning without spending time on manual calculations

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS12044544B2Query and display of navigation map data
Publication Date: 2024.07.23 TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO LTD
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AI summary

Embodiments of this application disclose an image processing method and apparatus, an electronic device, and a storage medium. The method includes obtaining a remaining mileage parameter of a vehicle; obtaining a start position of the vehicle on a map display interface; determining a target travel range on the map display interface according to the start position and the remaining mileage parameter; and displaying the target travel range on the map display interface.