Vehicle-Hire Map Position Forecasting to Reduce Data Load

Solution Overview

Problem

Existing vehicle reservation systems burden servers with high computing resources and network bandwidth by displaying all real-time geographical positions of available vehicles on a digital map, limiting user choice to the closest vehicle.

Innovation Solution

A method that calculates a first geographical area around the user's position and estimates future positions of vehicles within this area based on calculated routes, reducing the number of displayed positions while ensuring a wider selection of nearby vehicles is available.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If all real geographical positions of vehicles are displayed on the digital map, then the user can see the actual location of vehicles, but the computing resources, calculation times and network bandwidth are excessively high

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvevehicle position information completenessVSAvoidserver computing efficiency

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts only the necessary vehicle position information for display by implementing a filtering mechanism. A calculation module determines a geographical area based on the user's position and only selects vehicles within this area for display on the map. This extraction principle reduces the data volume from all vehicles to a relevant subset, thereby lowering computing resource consumption and network bandwidth requirements while maintaining the essential information needed for user decision-making.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies local quality by making the displayed vehicle information location-dependent. Instead of uniformly displaying all vehicles, the system dynamically adjusts which vehicles are shown based on their geographical proximity to the user. The calculation module creates a location-specific view where only vehicles within a determined area around the user's position are displayed, optimizing both information relevance and system resource usage according to the local context of each user's position.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

2Loss of information

If all real geographical positions of vehicles are displayed on the digital map, then the user can see the actual location of vehicles, but the network bandwidth consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvevehicle position information completenessVSAvoidnetwork bandwidth

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts only the necessary vehicle position information for display by implementing a filtering mechanism. A calculation module determines a geographical area based on the user's position and only selects vehicles within this area for display on the map. This extraction principle reduces the data volume from all vehicles to a relevant subset, thereby lowering computing resource consumption and network bandwidth requirements while maintaining the essential information needed for user decision-making.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

3Productivity

If only the closest vehicle is displayed to the user, then the computing resources are reduced, but the user choice is particularly limited

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveserver computing efficiencyVSAvoiduser vehicle selection flexibility

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by making the displayed vehicle information location-dependent. Instead of uniformly displaying all vehicles, the system dynamically adjusts which vehicles are shown based on their geographical proximity to the user. The calculation module creates a location-specific view where only vehicles within a determined area around the user's position are displayed, optimizing both information relevance and system resource usage according to the local context of each user's position.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements partial action by displaying a subset of vehicles rather than all available vehicles or just the single closest one. The system calculates a geographical area and displays multiple vehicles within this area, providing the user with a limited but meaningful selection. This partial display approach strikes a balance between reducing computational load and maintaining sufficient user choice for practical vehicle reservation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Data Source

PatentEP4091150B1Method and system for incorporating geographical positions of vehicles available for hire into a digital map

Publication Date: 2025.09.17 VULOG

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AI summary

The invention relates to a method for displaying, on a digital map, the geographical position of vehicles available for hire, the method comprising the following steps: - a) retrieving the real geographical position, at a time TO, of vehicles available for hire, - b) for each of the vehicles: - b1) calculating, by means of a route calculation module, a route between: - a starting point corresponding to the real geographical position of the vehicle at TO, and - an arrival point defined with respect to the geographical position of a mobile terminal of a user, - b2) calculating, by means of a calculation module, an estimated geographical position of the vehicle at a time T2 on the calculated route, wherein T2>T0, - c) at a time T1, displaying on the digital map the estimated geographical position of all or a portion of the vehicles, wherein T2>T1≥T0.