Waypoint Timeline Interface for Managing Cumulative Navigational History
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional navigational systems display navigational waypoints in a cumulative manner without organization, making it difficult for users to manipulate their selection, organization, and display effectively.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for selecting and viewing navigational waypoints using a timeline interface, where user input defines a plurality of waypoints with time stamps, allowing users to organize and display a subset of waypoints within a defined timeline.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If waypoints are displayed in a cumulative manner without organization, then all waypoints are preserved and displayed, but the user cannot effectively manipulate selection, organization, and display of waypoints
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the cumulative waypoint data into organized groups based on temporal criteria. Waypoints are divided into subsets corresponding to different time periods, allowing users to selectively view and manipulate specific groups rather than dealing with the entire cumulative dataset at once. This segmentation enables effective manipulation while maintaining a manageable organizational structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a temporal dimension to the traditional spatial display of waypoints. By organizing waypoints along a time axis in addition to their spatial coordinates, the system provides a new dimension for selection and manipulation. Users can filter and display waypoints based on time-based criteria, transforming the single-dimension cumulative list into a multi-dimensional organized structure.
2Loss of information
If all navigational waypoints are displayed, then complete navigational history is provided, but user interaction and data management become difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts specific subsets of waypoints from the complete navigational history based on user-defined time criteria. Rather than requiring users to manually sift through all waypoints, the system automatically extracts and displays only the relevant subset within the specified time period. This extraction process preserves the complete history for reference while making current interaction focused and manageable.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamic filtering of waypoint display based on user input parameters. The displayed subset of waypoints dynamically adjusts according to the time period specified by the user, allowing the interface to adapt to different interaction needs. Users can modify the time range to dynamically change which subset is displayed, providing flexibility while maintaining ease of operation.
Data Source
AI summary
Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods for selecting waypoints using timelines. A waypoint selection system includes a display and a logic device configured to communicate with the display and a position sensor. The logic device is configured to receive user input defining a plurality of navigational waypoints, receive user input defining a timeline comprising a start point and an end point, and render a subset of the plurality of navigational waypoints, wherein each time stamp associated with each navigational waypoint of the subset of navigational waypoints corresponds to the defined timeline. Each navigational waypoint may be defined, at least in part, by position data received from the position sensor and/or a corresponding time stamp.