Moving Means Determination Device Using Scoring Tables

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing moving route determination techniques fail to accurately determine a user's route when adjacent different routes are present, leading to inaccuracies in route identification.

Innovation Solution

A moving means determination device that includes a determination information storage unit, a log acquisition unit, and a moving means determination unit, which uses monitoring position identification information and position management logs to accurately determine the user's moving route by employing a scoring table and learning model for data processing reduction and improved accuracy.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If position management logs are analyzed to determine moving routes, then route determination can be performed, but accuracy deteriorates when adjacent different routes are present

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveroute determination accuracyVSAvoiddetermination reliability in adjacent route scenarios
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system pre-calculates and stores determination information including scores for multiple possible routes before actual route determination is needed. When a user's position log is analyzed, the pre-computed scores for adjacent routes are already available, enabling rapid and accurate comparison to determine the most likely route without real-time computational delays or errors

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system introduces scoring parameters and determination information that quantify the likelihood of each route. By transforming the route determination problem into a parameter-based scoring system, the system can objectively compare adjacent routes using numerical scores rather than ambiguous position matching, thereby improving accuracy when multiple routes are nearby

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Measurement precision

If comprehensive position data is processed to improve determination accuracy, then route accuracy improves, but data processing amount increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemoving route determination accuracyVSAvoiddata processing efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system extracts only the essential determination information (scores and route identifiers) from comprehensive position data and stores them in a condensed format. When determining routes, only this extracted determination information is processed rather than analyzing entire position logs, significantly reducing data processing requirements while maintaining accuracy

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

By pre-processing position data to extract and store determination information in advance, the system avoids the need to process comprehensive position data during actual route determination. This preliminary extraction reduces the data processing burden during operation while preserving the accuracy benefits of comprehensive analysis

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS11895559B2Moving means determination device
Publication Date: 2024.02.06 NTT DOCOMO INC
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AI summary

An object is to provide a moving route determination device that makes it possible to accurately determine a user's moving route.A server device 100 includes a geofence evaluation unit 105 configured to store a scoring table for determining a moving route of a user terminal 200, a check-in log acquisition unit 103 configured to acquire at least one of a check-in log which is a history of position management information, such as check-in information, settlement information, or search information, indicating that the user terminal 200 is located in a predetermined range, a settlement log, and a search log as a position management log, and a scoring determination unit 106 configured to determine a moving route of the user terminal 200 on the basis of the position management log and determination information stored in the geofence evaluation unit 105 in a case where a moving means is not able to be determined from at least one of the check-in log, the settlement log, and the search log.