Beacon Filter Manager for Signal Prioritization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users are overwhelmed by numerous wireless messages from multiple beacons in crowded areas, leading to uncontrolled notifications and decreased user engagement, as existing systems lack effective management and filtering capabilities.
Innovation Solution
A wireless beacon message management system within mobile devices that employs a beacon filter manager to preprocess and prioritize beacon signals based on user profiles, filters, and location data, allowing users to ignore, display, or act on specific beacons, and manage beacon content for personalized experiences.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If multiple wireless beacons transmit signals in a crowded area, then the coverage and availability of beacon services increase, but users are overwhelmed by numerous messages leading to decreased user engagement
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments beacon messages by priority levels (first priority, second priority, third priority) and processes them in a hierarchical manner. The beacon filter manager divides the incoming message stream into priority groups, allowing the system to handle multiple beacon signals without overwhelming the user by only presenting high-priority messages first.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the parameter of message presentation by introducing priority-based filtering and selective display. Instead of presenting all beacon messages equally, the system modifies the presentation parameters by filtering messages according to priority levels, user preferences, and contextual factors, thereby maintaining user engagement even in crowded beacon environments.
2Loss of information
If the mobile device processes all received beacon messages, then complete information is provided to the user, but the device becomes cluttered with irrelevant messages reducing effectiveness
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-filtering beacon messages through the beacon filter manager before they reach the user. The system performs preliminary processing including priority assignment, relevance filtering, and duplication detection, so that only pertinent messages are presented to the user, eliminating clutter while preserving important information.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts and removes irrelevant beacon messages from the message stream through the beacon filter manager. By identifying and excluding low-priority, duplicate, or non-relevant messages, the system takes out harmful elements (clutter) while retaining essential information, thus resolving the contradiction between completeness and clarity.
3Ease of operation
If the system filters beacon messages aggressively, then user engagement improves by reducing clutter, but relevant messages may be missed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces dynamics by making the filtering process adaptive rather than static. The beacon filter manager dynamically adjusts filtering criteria based on user behavior, contextual information, and message priority levels. This dynamic approach ensures that relevant messages are not filtered out while maintaining high user engagement through reduced clutter.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where the system monitors user interactions with filtered messages and adjusts filtering parameters accordingly. By incorporating feedback loops, the beacon filter manager learns from user behavior patterns to improve message selection, ensuring that relevant messages are delivered while maintaining optimal user engagement levels.
Data Source
AI summary
A wireless beacon message management system and method of operating the system with a mobile device. At least one wireless beacon is strategically located in a premises, such as a building or other geocentrically defined area. Each wireless beacon has means for transmitting a wireless beacon signal, wherein the wireless beacon signal includes a beacon data message that has a beacon identification that identifies the beacon transmitting the signal, and optionally the content being delivered. A mobile device such as a smartphone, tablet or the like receives the wireless beacon signal and analyzes it to extract the beacon identification and optional beacon content. The mobile device may then apply one or more software filters to the beacon data message that enables the mobile device to initiate an action based on the filtered beacon data message.