Map Request Traffic Integration via Video Sessions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current communication networks, such as Service over Internet Protocol (SoIP) networks, do not provide traffic information with map requests, limiting the ability to offer integrated control of voice, video, and data services by not considering current traffic conditions along recommended routes.
Innovation Solution
Enabling users to invoke data and video sessions to view key markers and live traffic conditions on requested routes, with the option to request alternative routes if traffic is congested, by integrating traffic information into map requests within the network.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If map requests are provided without traffic information, then the network provides basic navigation functionality, but the service lacks integrated control of voice, video, and data services and does not provide real-time traffic condition awareness
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines map requests with traffic information retrieval into a single integrated service. When a user requests a map, the system simultaneously provides traffic condition data for key points along the route, merging navigation and traffic monitoring functions into one unified service that demonstrates integrated control of multiple service types.
Solution Approach 2:
The map service is enhanced to perform multiple functions: providing navigation directions, displaying traffic conditions, and enabling alternative route suggestions. This multi-functional approach allows a single service to deliver comprehensive transportation information, improving adaptability without requiring separate dedicated systems.
2Reliability
If traffic information is added to map requests, then real-time traffic awareness is provided, but the service complexity and data processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments traffic information collection to focus only on key points along the recommended route rather than monitoring all possible locations. This selective approach provides accurate traffic awareness for critical decision points while minimizing the overall data processing complexity and network resource requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-identifies key points along the recommended route where traffic information will be collected. By determining these locations in advance based on the route geometry and traffic patterns, the system prepares the data collection framework beforehand, reducing real-time processing complexity while maintaining reliable route recommendation accuracy.
3Ease of operation
If alternative route options with traffic verification are provided, then user decision-making is improved, but the data session requirements and network resource usage increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides traffic information for only the most critical alternative routes rather than all possible routes. By selecting and providing data for one or two key alternative paths with representative traffic conditions, the system enables informed user decision-making while limiting data transmission resource consumption to essential information only.
Data Source
AI summary
A method and apparatus for enabling users who request a map of a specified route to invoke a data session to see images of the key markers and a video session to see live views of key points along the route are disclosed. If traffic appears congested, the subscriber can request an alternative route from the network along with image and video sessions to verify the traffic conditions of the alternative route.