Mobile Terminal Location Information Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current mobile terminals lack features to efficiently utilize location information by not providing user-specific preferences for routes and ambient information, restricting the usability of navigation functions.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus for managing location information in mobile terminals that includes determining current position via GPS, checking preference routes and interest sites within a vicinity, and presenting them on a map, utilizing a GPS module, control unit, memory unit, and presentation unit.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the mobile terminal provides only basic navigation functions (shortest route, roundabout route), then the device complexity is low, but the usability and user convenience of location information is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile terminal preliminarily determines the user's preference routes and interest sites by analyzing location information before the user actually needs navigation. The system proactively learns and stores user preferences for routes and locations of interest, so that when navigation is needed, the pre-processed preference information can be immediately presented without requiring manual user input during the navigation process.
2Ease of operation
If the mobile terminal acquires and stores detailed location information including preference routes and interest sites, then the usability improves, but the loss of time for data processing increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs location information analysis and preference determination in advance, during periods when the user is not actively using navigation. By preliminarily processing and storing preference routes and interest sites, the system avoids time-consuming processing during actual navigation use, thus reducing the perceived time loss for the user.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile terminal automatically analyzes its own location information and determines user preferences without requiring manual user input or selection. The system serves itself by autonomously processing location data, identifying preference routes, and determining interest sites, thereby eliminating the time users would spend manually configuring navigation preferences.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the mobile terminal presents only standard route information, then the device complexity is low, but the adaptability to user preferences is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile terminal applies different information presentation strategies to different locations and routes based on user preferences. Instead of uniformly presenting all route information in the same way, the system customizes the presentation of route and location information according to user-specific preferences for particular routes and locations of interest, making the navigation adapt to local user needs.
Solution Approach 2:
The system preliminarily determines and stores user preference routes and interest sites before navigation is needed. By pre-analyzing location information and identifying which routes and locations the user prefers, the system can adaptively present customized information during navigation without requiring complex real-time processing or manual user input during the navigation process.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enhances the usability of location information by providing user-preference routes and interest site information without manual selection, improving user convenience and efficiency in utilizing navigation features.
Implementation Method 1
determining location information of a current position while in a Global Positioning System (GPS) reception mode
Data Source
AI summary
A method and apparatus for managing location information of a mobile terminal are provided. The method includes obtaining one or more point sites associated with a movement characteristic of an electronic device, determining a current position of the electronic device, determining a route based on the current position and the one or more point sites, and presenting the route on a map via a display operably coupled to the electronic device.