Navigation Path Display With Energy Replenishment Waypoints

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current electronic map applications display navigation routes with only start and end point labels, lacking diversity and failing to indicate energy replenishment locations, which can lead to inefficient energy management and potential detours during long journeys.

Innovation Solution

A method and apparatus that display navigation routes with start and end point labels, along with energy replenishment locations as waypoints, enabling accurate energy management and reducing unnecessary detours by indicating suitable charging or refueling stations.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If only start point and end point labels are displayed on the navigation route, then the display is simple and clear, but the diversity of label display is low and energy replenishment locations are not indicated

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvediversity of label displayVSAvoidcomplexity of navigation display
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The navigation route is segmented into multiple sections with different label types displayed at different locations. Start point labels, end point labels, and energy replenishment location labels are separately positioned along the route path, allowing diverse information presentation without overwhelming the display

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Reliability

If energy replenishment locations are not indicated on the navigation route, then the display remains simple, but vehicles may experience energy depletion and require detours

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveenergy management reliabilityVSAvoidinformation about energy replenishment locations
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

Energy replenishment location labels are pre-positioned on the navigation route at calculated intervals based on vehicle energy consumption patterns. This preliminary placement ensures vehicles can proactively plan energy replenishment stops before energy depletion occurs, preventing detours and maintaining reliable energy management

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Productivity

If energy replenishment locations are indicated as waypoints on the navigation route, then energy management is optimized and detours are reduced, but the navigation system becomes more complex

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveroute planning efficiencyVSAvoidcomplexity of navigation system
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The navigation system integrates multiple functions into a unified display: route guidance, energy consumption calculation, replenishment location identification, and waypoint management all operate through the same interface and data structure, improving productivity without proportionally increasing system complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentEP4617626A1Navigation path display method and apparatus, computer device and storage medium
Publication Date: 2025.09.17 TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO LTD
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AI summary

A navigation path display method and apparatus (1600), a computer device, a storage medium, and a computer program product. The navigation path display method comprises: displaying a starting point marker and a destination marker for navigation planning of a vehicle, wherein the starting point marker is a marker representing a starting point of the navigation planning, and the destination marker is a marker representing a destination of the navigation planning (S202); displaying at least one navigation path planned from the starting point marker to the destination marker (S204); and for a target navigation path in the at least one navigation path, displaying an energy replenishment point marker on the target navigation path, wherein the energy replenishment point marker is a marker representing a via-point on the target navigation path, the via-point represented by the energy replenishment point marker is a vehicle driving energy replenishment point, and the target navigation path is one of the at least one navigation path (S206).