Software Application for Geographic Space Occupation Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional systems fail to connect users to facilitate the occupation of geographic spaces, such as parking spots, relying solely on external devices like motion sensors and proximity sensors without enabling user connections for space reservation or other actions.
Innovation Solution
A software application that allows users to identify, request, and confirm actions related to occupying geographic spaces through communication networks, enabling connections between users to perform tasks like reserving parking spots or transporting vehicles, using processors and communication paths in devices and vehicles.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional systems use external devices like motion sensors and proximity sensors to detect vehicle occupation, then the detection of space occupation is achieved, but user connection and communication for space reservation are not enabled
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines conventional sensor-based detection systems with software application-based user communication systems into a unified platform. The system merges the reliability of motion sensors for detecting vehicle presence with the versatility of software applications for enabling user connections, space reservations, and real-time notifications, thereby achieving both accurate detection and user interaction capabilities simultaneously
Solution Approach 2:
The software application serves multiple functions: it enables user connections, facilitates space reservations, transmits requests to objects, sends notifications about space occupation, and determines action completion. This multi-functional approach allows the system to maintain reliable sensor-based detection while adding versatile user interaction capabilities through a single integrated platform
2Adaptability or versatility
If a software application enables user connections for space reservation, then user interaction and space management are enhanced, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The software application acts as an intermediary layer between users and the physical space occupation system. It mediates user requests, transmits targeted requests to objects, receives notifications, and determines action completion without requiring direct complex interactions between users and sensor systems. This intermediary approach simplifies the overall system architecture while enabling rich user interaction capabilities
3Loss of time
If real-time notifications are implemented for space occupation, then user awareness and response time are improved, but the communication infrastructure requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements a feedback mechanism where the software application receives notifications from objects when spaces are occupied, and automatically determines when actions are completed. This feedback loop provides real-time updates to users about space occupation status without requiring complex continuous monitoring infrastructure, as the feedback is triggered by actual occupation events rather than constant polling
Data Source
AI summary
Device and methods for controlling occupation of geographic spaces. The method includes identifying, via a software application, an object for performing an action for the vehicle, the action relating to occupying a space for the vehicle, transmitting a targeted request to the object for the performing the action, receiving a notification that the space is occupied by the object in response to the transmitting the targeted request, and determining that the action is completed upon arriving at the space.