Mobile Device GPS Task Coordination via Server
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mobile devices face difficulties in efficiently sharing and receiving location information and task assignments due to cumbersome data entry on small keyboards and the lack of seamless integration of GPS navigation with task management, particularly in scenarios like picking up individuals at unfamiliar locations or assigning tasks dynamically.
Innovation Solution
A mobile web system that enables a first mobile device to communicate location information to a server or another mobile device, allowing for task assignments to be sent and completed at specific locations, with the system mapping phone numbers to GPS coordinates and dynamically retrieving this information with user consent, using client software that facilitates navigation, task management, and notification between devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a user types in a long address manually on a mobile device keyboard, then the GPS navigation can be activated, but the data entry process becomes time-consuming and cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically retrieving and storing address information from vCard contacts before navigation is needed. When a user selects a contact, the full address is already populated in the navigation field, eliminating the need for manual typing of long addresses later.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism that integrates vCard contact information with GPS navigation. The contact management system acts as a mediator, automatically extracting address data from vCards and pre-filling navigation fields, thus bridging the gap between contact storage and navigation activation without requiring manual data entry.
2Loss of information
If GPS-based navigation services are provided, then users can receive directions to destinations, but the system cannot automatically track or share the user's current location with others
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the mobile device continuously monitors GPS location data and automatically transmits current position information to designated contacts or servers. This feedback loop enables real-time location sharing without requiring manual intervention, allowing others to track the user's movement and provide assistance if needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The navigation system performs self-service by automatically capturing, processing, and transmitting location information. The device autonomously manages the entire location sharing process including GPS data acquisition, formatting, and communication to contacts, eliminating the need for users to manually update or share their position.
3Adaptability or versatility
If standard vCard format is used for exchanging contact information, then business cards can be shared electronically, but the contact information does not include navigational guidance to the location
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges two previously separate functions into a unified system: contact information management and GPS navigation. By combining vCard data structures with navigation capabilities, the system allows contact exchanges to automatically include directional guidance, transforming the standard vCard from a static business card into a dynamic navigation trigger.
Solution Approach 2:
The system achieves universality by making the vCard contact format multi-functional. The same contact information that stores name, phone number, and address now also serves as a navigation target. A single contact entry can simultaneously function as a phone contact, email contact, and GPS destination, eliminating the need for separate navigation setup.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables efficient communication of location-based tasks between mobile devices, improving navigation and task assignment processes by minimizing data entry and enhancing user interaction through GPS-based navigation and task management, allowing for dynamic routing and task updates.
Implementation Method 1
GPS satellites do not actually pinpoint your location as is commonly believed. The 24 satellites circling the earth each contain a precise clock that transmits a signal comprising a time to the GPS receiver in a user's mobile device. The mobile device processes the satellite signals to determine geometrically where the user is located.
Data Source
AI summary
Mobile device for communicating arrival information at a waypoint, communicating that information to a server, receiving a set of tasks (statically assigned or dynamically assigned) for the user (for example, from the server or from another user), displaying the set of tasks to the user, receiving a completion response (successful or unsuccessful) from the user, and proceeding to the next waypoint along a route/trip plan. In one embodiment, a coordination server facilitates communication of a list of tasks assigned to a user to be performed at a specified location. The list of tasks is delivered to the user of the first mobile device by the coordination server (if such tasks exist) when the coordination server receives notification from the first mobile device indicating arrival at a specific location.