Beaconing System for Location Tracking Across Uncertain Time Intervals
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current location tracking and sharing technologies are limited to fixed geographic locations and times, failing to communicate or track locations across uncertain time intervals or events that may occur at variable times and locations.
Innovation Solution
A beaconing system that generates and shares a random or pre-selected transmission-location code, which is not derived from GPS or address information, allowing for the tracking and sharing of both current and future locations of mobile or stationary objects across various platforms, including social media and messaging, and can be reused regardless of location.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional location tracking systems are used, then location data can be captured at specific times, but the system cannot communicate or track locations across uncertain time intervals or future events
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by creating and storing location beacon records with future timestamps before the actual location events occur. This allows the system to have location data ready in advance for uncertain future events, resolving the contradiction between reliable location tracking and flexibility for uncertain time intervals
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts location tracking by allowing records to be created, updated, and queried across variable time intervals. The beaconing system can handle both past, present, and future locations with flexible timing, making the system adaptive to uncertain time intervals while maintaining tracking reliability
2Measurement precision
If location data is tied to specific geographic coordinates and timestamps, then precise location tracking is achieved, but the system cannot share or track mobile locations that move to unknown future positions
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments location tracking into discrete beacon records that can be independently created, stored, and queried. Each beacon record represents a location event that can be separated from continuous tracking, allowing precise documentation of specific location points while accommodating mobile objects that move between these segmented location events
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces beaconing records as an intermediary between the mobile object and the location tracking system. These records serve as mediators that capture location information at specific moments while allowing the object to move freely between captured positions, resolving the contradiction between precise measurement and mobile adaptability
3Device complexity
If a fixed location system is used, then location data is simple to manage, but the system cannot track or share locations that change over time or occur at uncertain future positions
Solution Approach 1:
The beaconing system is designed with universal functionality to handle multiple location scenarios including fixed locations, mobile locations, past events, present locations, and future events through a single unified platform. This multi-functionality allows the system to manage diverse location tracking needs without proportionally increasing complexity
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AI summary
An example beaconing method includes establishing a location via real-time geolocation of a mobile device at a remote location. The beaconing method also includes generating a non-derivative transmission-location code for the location that does not rely on any actual GPS or address information to establish makeup of the transmission-location code. The beaconing method also includes associating data of at least one of: destination, event time, and real-time tracking data with the transmission-location code. The beaconing method also includes conveying the transmission-location code to one or more user. The beaconing method also includes allowing the one or more user to enter the conveyed transmission-location code. The beaconing method also includes displaying data associated with the transmission-location code, the data including at least one of destination, event time, and real-time tracking and/or location data, in response to receiving the transmission-location code.