Route Data Sharing for Real-Time Map Synchronization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing route sharing methods, such as sharing routes as images or in HTML5, are inflexible and do not allow for detailed information exchange, making it difficult for users to view or modify shared routes effectively, especially when guiding others.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for collecting user operations on a first electronic device to draw a route, extracting location information from the route, and providing this information to a second device to recreate the route on its map, allowing for real-time synchronization and modification of the route without re-drawing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If route is shared as image or HTML5, then sharing operation is simple, but user cannot view detailed information and cannot modify the route
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a editable copy of the shared route on the receiving device rather than just displaying a static image. The route data is copied in a structured format that allows reconstruction and modification, enabling users to view detailed information and make changes while maintaining the simplicity of the sharing operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms the static route image into a dynamic, editable route representation. The receiving device reconstructs the route from shared data points, allowing users to interact with, view details of, and modify route intersections and paths, making the previously static information dynamic and flexible.
2Device complexity
If route is shared as image or HTML5, then information processing is simple, but sharing effect is poor for guiding
Solution Approach 1:
The patent copies route data in a structured, processable format rather than as a static image. This allows the receiving device to reconstruct the route with full detail, enabling reliable guiding functionality while keeping the information processing systematic and manageable.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces structured route data as an intermediary between the sharing and receiving processes. Instead of directly sharing static images, the system uses standardized location information and route data as a mediator that enables both simple processing and reliable reconstruction of detailed route information for guiding purposes.
3Adaptability or versatility
If sharing party wants to modify shared route, then route can be updated, but sharing party needs to re-draw the route
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates an editable copy of the route on the receiving device that can be modified without requiring the sharing party to re-draw. The route data is copied in a format that allows local modifications to be made by the receiving user, saving time and enabling flexible route adjustments.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent prepares the route data in advance in a structured, editable format during the initial sharing process. This preliminary preparation of editable route data allows receiving users to make modifications later without requiring the sharing party to re-draw the entire route, significantly reducing the time needed for route updates.
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AI summary
Embodiments of the present invention disclose a route information sharing method and an electronic device. The method includes: collecting a user operation on a first electronic device; in response to the user operation, drawing a first route on a first map displayed on the first electronic device; extracting route information of the first route; based on the route information, determining first location information corresponding to Y points on the first route, Y being an integer not less than 2; and providing the first location information for a second electronic device, the first location information being used for the second electronic device to draw, on a second map, a second route corresponding to the first route.