Personalized Disaster Information via IoT Data Segmentation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current disaster information transmission via mobile communication is generic and lacks personal relevance, leading to reduced public interest and sensitivity, as it does not consider individual interests or specific locations, resulting in inadequate response to emergencies.

Innovation Solution

A method and system that combines basic disaster information with personal interest-specific measurement data from IoT devices to generate and deliver personalized disaster information to individuals, enhancing relevance and interest through a disaster information regeneration server that collects, manages, and analyzes personal interests and associated measurement information.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If generic disaster information is transmitted to all individuals via mobile communication, then the information can be delivered quickly and widely, but the information lacks personal relevance and reduces public interest and sensitivity

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation transmission speedVSAvoidpersonal relevance of information
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments disaster information into basic core information and personalized additional information. The basic information provides general disaster alerts to all individuals, while the personalized information is customized based on individual characteristics such as age, location, and interests. This segmentation allows rapid dissemination of essential information while maintaining personal relevance through targeted additions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements preliminary action by pre-collecting and storing individual characteristic information (age, location, interests, family members) before disasters occur. This pre-collected data enables the system to quickly generate personalized disaster information without requiring time-consuming data collection during emergency situations, thus maintaining fast transmission speed while enabling personalization.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Duration of action of stationary object

If continuous and repeated disaster information is provided to individuals, then the information reaches the public consistently, but the information becomes fragmented and reduces public sensitivity to safety

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation transmission continuityVSAvoidpublic sensitivity to safety
Core Design Contradiction:
Duration of action of stationary objectVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements periodic action by transmitting disaster information at strategically determined intervals rather than continuously. The system monitors the disaster situation and sends updated information only when there are significant changes in disaster status or when previously sent information becomes outdated. This periodic transmission maintains information continuity while preventing information overload that would desensitize the public.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #19Periodic action

3Adaptability or versatility

If personalized disaster information combining basic core information with individual interest-specific measurement data is generated and provided, then public interest and response efficiency increase, but the system complexity and resource requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepersonalization of informationVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces an intermediary component - a server system - that acts as a mediator between disaster information sources and individual users. This server collects and stores individual characteristic information, receives basic disaster information, matches it with relevant personalized data from multiple sources (IoT devices, databases), and generates customized information. This intermediary approach centralizes the complexity in a dedicated system rather than requiring complex functionality in each user's device.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements universality by designing a multi-functional server system that performs multiple tasks: collecting individual characteristics, storing measurement data from various IoT devices, receiving basic disaster information, matching information based on individual profiles, generating personalized content, and transmitting it to users. This universal system handles diverse functions through a single platform, reducing overall system complexity compared to having separate specialized systems for each function.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS11546747B2System and method for providing personalized disaster information
Publication Date: 2023.01.03 ELECTRONICS & TELECOMM RES INST
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AI summary

A method and apparatus for regenerating disaster information by adding information on an actual situation of a personal interest area to basic disaster information. In order to generate disaster information that meets interests of various individuals, the disclosure suggests a method for collecting and managing information on an interest area of an individual in advance, and collecting, analyzing and managing information measured by various measurers and sensors installed in the interest area. When a serious or urgent disaster occurs or is predicted and disaster information is provided, information collected in an interest area of an individual is combined with basic disaster information to transmit personalized disaster information.