Communication System Temporal Spatial Anti-Spam Geofence
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing communication systems fail to effectively filter out unsolicited and unwanted messages, such as SPAM, which clutter user inboxes and incur additional costs, especially in mobile devices like cellular phones and PDAs, lacking a comprehensive temporal and spatial filtering mechanism.
Innovation Solution
A communication system that establishes a geofence and sets a reception time period to filter messages originating within this spatial boundary and time frame, using modules for geofence creation, time-window management, and message reception to display only relevant messages on devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If traditional message reception methods are used, then all messages are received without filtering, but spam and unwanted messages clutter the inbox and incur extra costs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the message filtering process into distinct functional modules: a geofence module that establishes spatial boundaries, a reception time-window module that defines temporal boundaries, and a message reception module that applies both filters. This segmentation allows each module to handle a specific aspect of filtering, making the overall system more manageable and effective while avoiding the need for a single complex filtering mechanism.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If location-based filtering is implemented, then messages can be filtered by origin location, but the system complexity increases with additional modules
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by establishing the geofence and reception time-window before message reception occurs. The geofence module pre-defines the spatial boundaries and the reception time-window module pre-defines the temporal boundaries, so that when messages are received, the filtering criteria are already in place. This approach simplifies the actual filtering process during message reception while maintaining comprehensive filtering capability.
3Reliability
If temporal and spatial filtering is applied, then only relevant messages are received, but the system requires multiple coordinated modules
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the spatial filtering function (geofence module) and temporal filtering function (reception time-window module) into a unified message reception system. Both filters work together in the message reception module to evaluate messages against combined spatial and temporal criteria, achieving high filtering accuracy through the integration of multiple filtering dimensions rather than separate independent systems.
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AI summary
A method of operation of a communication system includes: establishing a geofence; setting a reception time period; and receiving a message originating within the geofence and within the reception time period for displaying on a device.