Route-Based Map Modification for Navigation Relevance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Mapping applications often display redundant and irrelevant information to users requesting directions, making the information unhelpful and distracting.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a pathfinder module to determine primary and alternate routes and a restyling module to apply modifications to the map, adding relevant objects and excluding irrelevant ones based on the route, mode of transportation, zoom level, destination type, and user preferences.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If mapping applications display comprehensive information including all points of interest and street names, then the map contains complete data, but the information becomes redundant and distracting to users
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and displays only the relevant subset of map information based on the calculated route. The system identifies which points of interest and street names are actually needed for the user's journey and excludes unnecessary elements, thereby maintaining information completeness for the route while eliminating redundancy and distraction for the user.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies different levels of information density to different regions of the map based on their relevance to the route. Areas along the primary route and alternate routes receive detailed labeling and point of interest display, while areas farther from the route have reduced or no labeling, creating a locally optimized information presentation that improves user experience without losing essential navigation data.
2Quantity of substance
If the map displays all available objects and information, then the data coverage is complete, but the map becomes unhelpful and distracting
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts only the necessary subset of map objects relevant to the user's route. By calculating the primary route and alternate routes, the system identifies which points of interest, landmarks, and street names should be displayed, excluding all other objects that would add quantity but not helpfulness to the map presentation.
Solution Approach 2:
The map object display is dynamically adjusted based on the calculated routes and user context. The system modifies which objects are visible on the map according to the route geometry, zoom level, and user preferences, making the quantity of displayed objects adaptable rather than static, thereby optimizing helpfulness without sacrificing necessary data coverage.
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AI summary
Systems and methods for applying one or more route-based modifications to a map are provided. In some aspects, a system includes a pathfinder module configured to determine a primary route from a beginning point to a destination point on the map. The pathfinder module is further configured to generate one or more primary modifications to the map based on the primary route. The system also includes a restyling module configured to apply the primary route and the one or more primary modifications to the map. The one or more primary modifications include at least one of a) adding a first object to the map that would otherwise be excluded from the map if the primary route is not applied to the map and b) excluding a second object from the map that would otherwise be added to the map if the primary route is not applied to the map.