Autonomous Mobile Route Control Using Space-Time Location IDs
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems for linking real-world spaces to digital information, such as PTL 1, do not provide rules for generating space-time segmented regions, making it difficult to share and use data among different organizations and societies, and lack specific usage for system users to utilize space-time segmented regions effectively.
Innovation Solution
A control system that includes a setting means for autonomous mobile units, a route generation means, a unique identifier conversion means to convert location information into unique identifiers, and a communication means to share information among devices, enabling the management and use of space-time segmented regions across multiple devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If location information is expressed using coordinate systems, then precise spatial representation is achieved, but data sharing among different organizations becomes difficult due to lack of standardized identification
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a unique identifier as an intermediary element that mediates between coordinate-based location information and standardized data sharing requirements. The unique identifier acts as a universal key that can represent spatial information without requiring other systems to understand coordinate systems, thus enabling data sharing while maintaining precision.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a copy of location information in the form of unique identifiers that can be independently used for data sharing. Instead of directly sharing coordinate data which requires contextual understanding, the system generates unique identifier copies that can be exchanged and understood across different organizations without losing the essential location information.
2Adaptability or versatility
If space-time segmented regions are generated without standardized rules, then flexible regional division is achieved, but system restructuring is required for each user to handle data structures
Solution Approach 1:
The patent establishes universal rules for generating unique identifiers that can be applied across different organizations and use cases. These standardized rules allow the same identification mechanism to serve multiple functions: representing spatial information, enabling data sharing, and working across different systems without requiring customization or restructuring.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the parameter of identification from organization-specific coordinate systems to a standardized unique identifier system. This parameter change allows the system to maintain flexible regional division capabilities while eliminating the need for system restructuring, as the new parameter (unique identifier) can be universally processed by different systems.
3Measurement precision
If coordinate-based location information is used for route generation, then accurate positioning is achieved, but information sharing among multiple devices becomes inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates unique identifier copies of coordinate-based location information that can be efficiently shared among multiple devices. Instead of transmitting and processing complex coordinate data across multiple systems, the system generates and shares simplified unique identifier copies that represent the same positional information, thereby improving information sharing efficiency while maintaining positioning accuracy.
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AI summary
A control system is for issuing a control instruction to at least one autonomous mobile unit. The control system sets a departure point and an arrival point for the autonomous mobile unit, generates route information regarding the autonomous mobile unit from the departure point and the arrival point, converts location information defined by a coordinate system capable of specifying a location in a space into unique identifier information in a format that identifies, using a unique identifier, state-related information and time-related information regarding an object present in the space defined by the coordinate system, and communicates with the autonomous mobile unit. The control system generates route information from any set departure point and any set arrival point, and converts location information regarding each point included in the route information into the unique identifier to express the route information using the unique identifiers.