Navigation Reference Point Selection for Initial Direction Guidance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing navigation systems fail to provide clear direction guidance at the beginning of navigation, particularly for users with a poor sense of direction, leading to confusion and incorrect route selection in driving, walking, or cycling scenarios.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that determine a navigation reference point by selecting a prominent building within a search area as a reference point, indicating the forward direction, which is then communicated to the user via a navigation terminal, enhancing the initial navigation guidance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If existing navigation systems provide only generic 'start navigation' prompts, then the system complexity is low, but the ease of operation deteriorates for users with poor sense of direction
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-calculating and providing direction guidance information before the user actually starts navigation. The server determines the user's starting orientation and pre-computes the initial direction instruction, so that when the user begins navigation, clear directional guidance is already available, eliminating the need for users to figure out directions on their own.
Solution Approach 2:
The navigation server acts as an intermediary that processes the complex task of determining initial direction. Instead of requiring the user's terminal to perform complex orientation calculations, the server receives location data, determines the user's facing direction, calculates the appropriate initial navigation direction, and returns this processed information to the user's device, simplifying the user interface.
2Loss of information
If existing navigation systems provide only generic 'start navigation' prompts, then the information provided is simple, but the loss of information increases for users needing directional guidance
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies local quality by providing customized direction information tailored to each user's specific situation. Instead of giving generic guidance to all users, the server analyzes each user's starting orientation, location, and destination to provide personalized directional instructions that match their specific needs, ensuring that each user receives precisely the information they require.
3Ease of operation
If the system determines a navigation reference point and provides directional guidance, then the ease of operation improves, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service by automatically determining the user's starting orientation and calculating the appropriate initial direction without requiring user input. The server autonomously analyzes the user's location data, determines which direction the user is facing, and generates direction guidance information automatically, eliminating the need for users to manually configure or calculate navigation directions.
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AI summary
A method, apparatus and storage medium for determining a navigation reference point, a navigation method, apparatus and storage medium. The method includes: determining a navigation route according to origin position information and destination position information sent by a navigation terminal (S110); determining a search area corresponding to the origin position information according to the origin position information (S120); acquiring, in the search area, a target building as a reference point indicating a forward direction for a user of the navigation terminal after navigation starts, according to a defined building selecting rule (S130); and pushing the navigation route and the target building to the navigation terminal (S140). According to the technical solution, the existing route navigation techniques is optimized, thereby satisfying growing navigation demands of people for facilitation and individuation.