Proximity-Aware Visual Identification Symbols for Crowded Areas
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Solution Overview
Problem
In crowded areas, identifying individuals or vehicles can be challenging due to similarities in attire or vehicle appearances, and traditional methods like descriptions over phone calls or map displays are inefficient and time-consuming.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method and system for proximity-aware identification using electronic devices, where a unique symbol is determined and displayed on both devices to indicate the relative location of each user, ensuring accurate identification without overlapping or clustering issues in dense environments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If traditional map displays with dots are used to indicate user locations, then the system can show relative positions, but the identifiers appear over one another or as a cluster when users are in close proximity, making distinction difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by generating unique symbols specifically for each user based on their individual characteristics (such as name initials, favorite colors, or personal identifiers) rather than using uniform dots for all users. This ensures that even when users are in close proximity, each user has a distinct visual identifier that can be easily differentiated from others.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes color changes by incorporating color information into the unique symbols generated for each user. By assigning distinct colors or color combinations to different users, the system creates visually distinguishable identifiers that remain clear and distinguishable even when displayed in close proximity on the map interface.
2Productivity
If verbal descriptions of people or vehicles are used for identification, then identification can be attempted, but the process is time consuming and inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies copying by creating visual representations (symbols) that capture essential identifying characteristics of users and transferring these representations to the map display interface. This allows users to be identified through visual recognition of their unique symbols rather than requiring verbal descriptions, significantly speeding up the identification process.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent substitutes the mechanical communication method of verbal description over phone calls with an automated visual identification system. The system automatically generates and displays unique visual symbols for users, eliminating the need for manual verbal descriptions and accelerating the identification process.
3Adaptability or versatility
If generic symbols or dots are used on map displays, then the display remains simple, but the symbols cannot effectively distinguish direction or identity when users are in close proximity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the identification system into individual unique symbols for each user rather than using a single generic symbol for all users. Each user receives a personalized symbol that segments the identification function, allowing distinct recognition of multiple users even when they are in close proximity on the map.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies dynamics by making the symbol generation adaptive to user characteristics. The system dynamically creates unique symbols based on individual user attributes such as name, preferences, or contextual information, allowing the identification system to adapt to different users while maintaining simplicity in the display interface.
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AI summary
A computer implemented method and system for proximity aware identification includes determining a symbol for identification on a first device. The first device is configured to detect a second device in a specified proximity to the first device. The method and system includes displaying the symbol on the first device, and detecting the second device within the specified proximity. The first device sends an image including the symbol to the second device, and the second device receiving the image and displaying the symbol. Indicating a location of the second device on a display of the first device depicting a relative location of the first device to the second device using the symbol, wherein the first device and the second devices include the symbol for identification by users of the first and second devices.