Control Point Information Guidance via Direct Wireless Link

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing information guidance services rely on data service traffic consumption and positioning accuracy, which can be inefficient and unreliable, wasting time and energy for users seeking specific information.

Innovation Solution

A point-to-point communication method where a control point sends a connection request to a user equipment with a guidance identifier, allowing the user to select and receive detailed information, independent of data service traffic or positioning accuracy, using protocols like WiFi Direct or Bluetooth for direct device-to-device communication.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If information guidance services use Internet or positioning function, then information can be sent to user equipment, but data service traffic consumption increases and positioning accuracy is required

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation guidance reliabilityVSAvoiddata service traffic consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a wireless communication device as an intermediary between the information source and user equipment. This intermediary establishes a direct wireless connection (using protocols like WiFi Direct or Bluetooth) to transmit guidance information, eliminating the need for Internet data traffic and positioning services. The intermediary device receives guidance information and forwards it directly to the target user equipment through peer-to-peer communication.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Reliability

If information guidance services use Internet or positioning function, then information can be sent to user equipment, but positioning accuracy must be maintained

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation guidance reliabilityVSAvoidpositioning accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts the positioning function from the information guidance system entirely. Instead of relying on positioning services to deliver information to user equipment, the system uses direct wireless communication between devices. The guidance information is transmitted through established wireless connections without needing to determine or verify the precise location of the user equipment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

3Loss of information

If users search for information using paper or electronic file guidance, then information can be found, but time and energy are wasted

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation accessibilityVSAvoidinformation search time
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a push-based information delivery system where guidance information is automatically sent to user equipment through direct wireless communication. Users don't need to actively search for information through paper maps or electronic files; instead, the relevant guidance information is delivered directly to their devices, eliminating the time and energy spent on manual information searching.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentEP2618543B1Information sending method and device
Publication Date: 2014.09.10 HUAWEI DEVICE CO LTD
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AI summary

Embodiments of the present invention disclose an information sending method, device, and system, which are applied in the field of communications technologies. In the embodiments of the present invention, a control point sends a connection request to a target user equipment, where the connection request includes a guidance identifier, so as to request the target user equipment to receive detail information sent by the control point; after displaying the guidance identifier to a user and receiving a guidance identifier selected by the user, the user equipment sends a connection request acceptance message to the control point; and the control point may send detail information that corresponds to the guidance identifier to the target user equipment, where the guidance identifier is selected by the user and included in the connection request acceptance message, thereby implementing information guidance for the user by the control point.