Audio Token Service Initiation via Acoustic Field
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current technologies limit the ability to communicate relevant information, such as service requests, to users at points of interest like subway or bus stops, relying on employee communication or user access to websites, rather than utilizing audio communication channels through sound-emitting devices.
Innovation Solution
A system that generates and broadcasts an audio token via sound-emitting devices, allowing user computing devices to receive and retransmit this token to initiate service requests, enabling the transmission of relevant information directly to user devices without requiring user input or website access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If employee communication or website access is used to convey service request information, then information can be transmitted to users, but the complexity of the system increases and user convenience decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical communication methods (employee-to-user verbal communication, user navigating to websites) with an acoustic field-based information transmission system. Audio tokens are emitted by broadcasting devices and captured by user devices, enabling automatic service request initiation without human intervention or complex system navigation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces audio tokens as intermediary carriers that mediate between the broadcasting computing device and the user computing device. These tokens encapsulate service request information and are transmitted through the acoustic field, simplifying the interaction between system components and eliminating the need for direct complex communication protocols.
2Adaptability or versatility
If traditional communication methods are used, then service requests can be conveyed, but the locations where data can be transmitted are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal communication system where any sound-emitting device can function as a broadcasting device and any device with audio capture capability can function as a user device. This multi-functionality enables service requests to be initiated at diverse locations (subway stops, bus stops, retail stores, etc.) without requiring location-specific infrastructure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces location-constrained communication infrastructure with acoustic field-based transmission that can propagate through air to any location within range. This eliminates the need for dedicated communication equipment at each service location, enabling versatile deployment across diverse environments.
3Extent of automation
If traditional communication methods are used, then service requests can be initiated, but user input and website access are required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables the system to serve itself by automatically initiating service requests through audio token capture and processing. When a user device captures an audio token, the system automatically extracts the embedded service request information and initiates the appropriate service without requiring the user to manually input data or navigate to websites, thereby eliminating time loss associated with user input.
4Ease of manufacture
If audio tokens are used for communication, then transmission costs are reduced and locations are increased, but the system requires new infrastructure
Solution Approach 1:
The patent leverages the universality of audio communication technology that already exists in both broadcasting devices and user devices. By utilizing existing speakers, microphones, and audio processing capabilities, the system avoids the need for specialized expensive infrastructure, thereby reducing deployment costs while maintaining technical feasibility.
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AI summary
The present disclosure provides systems, methods, and computer program products for transmitting data to computing devices via audio communication channels. A computer-implemented method performed by one or more processing devices may include, for example, providing an audio token to a broadcasting device for broadcast via an audio communication channel, receiving the audio token from a user computing device, the audio token being received from the user computing device based on an audio broadcast of the audio token by the broadcasting device via the audio communication channel, and obtaining, in response to determining data that is associated with the received audio token, approval to process a payment transaction by at least in part transmitting the data to the user computing device.