Anonymous Audio Call System Using Position and Orientation Matching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current audio communication systems require knowledge of a callee's call ID to initiate a call, limiting communication between parties who do not share this information, and are restricted to geographical features like location for connection.
Innovation Solution
An audio caller communication system and an audio callee communication system, both configured with position and orientation units, communicate through a shared connection server to make call IDs available based on current positions and orientations, enabling anonymous connections and group communications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If call ID is required for initiating a call, then communication can be established between known parties, but communication between unknown parties is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces location information as an intermediary element that mediates between caller and callee without requiring direct knowledge of call IDs. The system uses position units to obtain location data and a server to match callers with callees based on proximity, enabling anonymous communication initiation while maintaining system control and coordination
2Adaptability or versatility
If personalization through call ID is used, then communication is targeted and specific, but anonymity and privacy are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the communication identification process into two independent components: location-based identification for call initiation and anonymous communication for the actual interaction. The position unit provides location data for matching, while the communication channel remains anonymous, allowing users to benefit from both targeted communication and privacy protection simultaneously
3Measurement precision
If only geographical location is used for connection, then simple positioning is possible, but orientation and field of view considerations are ignored
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extends the traditional two-dimensional location-based connection system by adding a third dimension: orientation and field of view. The orientation unit determines the device's directional orientation, and the system considers whether the callee is within the caller's field of view, creating a more sophisticated spatial awareness system that enables context-aware communication decisions
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AI summary
This invention relates to an audio caller communication system, an audio callee communication system, a shares connection server and method of initiating a call signal between or connecting an audio caller communications system with an audio callee communications system through a communications channel via a shared connection server, the method comprising initiating a call signal or connecting the at least one audio callee communication system with at least one audio caller communication system through the communications channel via the shared connection server as a function of at least one callee position of the audio callee communication system and; and at least one caller position and/or at least one caller orientation of the audio caller communication system. The caller system, the callee system and the shared connection system are configured to perform such method.