Beacon Registry Mediating Location Data Across Networks
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current location service systems are fragmented, limiting the ability of providers to share user location information across networks, preventing comprehensive user profiling and targeted services, and requiring multiple applications for data integration.
Innovation Solution
A system that collects, stores, and utilizes location information from multiple sources through an open API, allowing users to access nearby beacons and providers, enabling a more comprehensive understanding of user behavior and interests, and facilitating targeted offers and directions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If providers limit location services to their own network, then system reliability is maintained, but information sharing and comprehensive user profiling are prevented
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a beacon registry as an intermediary system that mediates between multiple network providers and users. The registry maintains a database of beacons across different networks and provides a unified interface for location services, enabling information sharing without compromising individual network reliability. Users can access location data from multiple providers through the registry while each provider maintains control over their own network infrastructure.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate applications are used for different providers, then each provider can maintain dedicated services, but device complexity and ease of operation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal beacon registry application that serves multiple network providers through a single interface. The registry maintains compatibility with various provider-specific beacon systems while presenting a unified API to users. This multi-functional system eliminates the need for separate applications for each provider while preserving the ability to access provider-specific services through the standardized interface.
3Adaptability or versatility
If location services are provided by individual providers only, then service specialization is maintained, but comprehensive user behavior understanding is hindered
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges location data from multiple network providers into a single comprehensive user profile stored in the beacon registry. The system combines specialized services from different providers while integrating their data streams to create a unified view of user behavior. This merging enables comprehensive profiling without sacrificing the specialized capabilities of individual providers, as each provider continues to maintain their specialized services while contributing to the collective data pool.
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AI summary
In some embodiments, wireless connection information for wireless devices may be received. Based on the wireless connection information, one or more entries stored in a database may be updated. One or more instructions to provide connection information to a second device may be received via a first device of a user. Based on the instructions and the entries, first wireless connection information for a first wireless beacon device may be provided to the second device. In some embodiments, the first wireless connection information may include security information that enables the second user device to connect to the first wireless beacon device. In some embodiments, the first wireless beacon device may be selected from a set of devices based on a proximity of the first wireless beacon device to a location of the second device.