Navigation Device Data Acquisition for Point of Interest Operating Hours
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of navigation devices face inconvenience and inaccuracy when trying to determine the operating hours of points of interest, as they currently rely on manual research or third-party inquiries, which can be time-consuming and prone to errors.
Innovation Solution
A data acquisition apparatus and method that uses a processing resource with an input and output unit, an enquiry module, and communications capabilities to search for and derive temporal data associated with points of interest via a communications network, enabling accurate and timely information retrieval.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If manual research or third-party inquiries are used to determine operating hours of points of interest, then users can obtain some information, but the process is time-consuming and prone to errors
Solution Approach 1:
The navigation device automatically queries a database server for operating hours information without requiring user intervention for manual research. The system self-updates its POI database with temporal data, eliminating the need for users to spend time on third-party inquiries while maintaining high accuracy through centralized database management.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-loads and stores operating hours information in its POI database before the user needs it. By maintaining an updated database of temporal data for points of interest, the navigation device makes operating hours information immediately available during route planning and navigation, eliminating the need for time-consuming research at the moment of need.
2Reliability
If navigation devices do not integrate temporal data, then device complexity remains low, but users arrive at points of interest outside operating hours
Solution Approach 1:
A database server acts as an intermediary between the navigation device and the central information repository. The server stores and manages temporal data for multiple POIs, allowing the navigation device to query and receive operating hours information without requiring complex built-in storage and management systems. This intermediary approach increases reliability while keeping device complexity manageable.
Solution Approach 2:
The database server provides a universal platform that serves multiple navigation devices and multiple POIs simultaneously. By centralizing the storage and management of temporal data, the system achieves high reliability across many users without requiring each device to independently maintain complex databases, thus improving reliability without proportionally increasing individual device complexity.
3Loss of information
If the system queries a database server for temporal data, then accurate operating hours information is obtained, but network communication requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts only the necessary temporal data (operating hours) from the comprehensive POI database and transmits it to the navigation device. By querying for specific temporal information rather than entire POI records, the system achieves complete information coverage while minimizing network communication requirements and data transmission complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
A data acquisition apparatus (200) comprises a processing resource operably coupled to an input unit (204) and an output unit (206). The processing resource (202) is arranged to provide an execution environment for supporting a user interface. An enquiry module (268) is provided and supported by the execution environment. The apparatus (200) also comprises a communications unit (166, 168) operably coupled to the processing resource for supporting communications over a communications network. The enquiry module (268) is arranged to generate (410) a search query relating to a point of interest and receive search results in response thereto via the communications unit (166, 168), the enquiry module (268) also being arranged to use the search results to derive data associated with the point of interest.