Event Interest Grouping Server for Social Interaction

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing social networking services and community platforms do not effectively promote social interactions among users attending specific events, such as music or sporting events, and fail to increase event activity by not specializing in event-based communication.

Innovation Solution

A server and client system that allows users to input their event interests and profiles, automatically creates groups of similar users, and facilitates communication before and after the event, enabling users to connect and invite each other to future events.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If general social networking services are used, then users can connect broadly, but social interactions specific to events are not promoted

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveevent-specific social interactionVSAvoidsystem specialization
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the general social networking function into event-specific groups. Users are automatically grouped based on their interest in specific events, creating dedicated communication channels for each event rather than using a single general network. This segmentation enables event-specific interactions while maintaining the broader SNS framework.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The server acts as an intermediary that automatically creates and manages event-specific groups. It receives user profiles and interest signals, processes this information to identify users with similar event interests, and automatically forms groups without requiring manual user input. This intermediary function enables specialized event interactions while keeping the user interface simple.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Ease of operation

If automatic group creation is implemented, then user connection is facilitated, but user control over grouping is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegroup formation processVSAvoidautomatic group creation
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSExtent of automation

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements self-service by automatically creating groups based on user profiles and interest signals without requiring manual group formation. Users simply express their interest in events, and the system autonomously processes this information to form appropriate groups. This maintains user agency while significantly simplifying the group formation process.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses feedback loops where user profiles and interest signals are continuously processed to refine group assignments. The server receives interest signals, creates groups, and can adjust groupings based on additional user input or system analysis. This feedback mechanism ensures automated grouping aligns with user preferences while maintaining ease of operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Measurement precision

If user profiles are accumulated and processed, then similar interest matching is improved, but data processing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprofile similarity matchingVSAvoiddata processing
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies partial action by focusing data processing only on relevant profile attributes related to event interests rather than analyzing all possible user data. It selectively processes information such as event attendance history, expressed interests, and demographic data that are most relevant for matching, thereby achieving precise similarity matching without excessive data processing complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Solution Approach 2:

The server changes parameters by transforming raw user profile data into standardized interest signals and similarity metrics. It processes profiles by extracting key features, comparing them against established criteria, and generating match scores. This parameter transformation enables precise matching while managing processing complexity through structured data representation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS10601936B2Server, client, control method, and non-transitory computer readable medium
Publication Date: 2020.03.24 SONY GROUP CORP
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AI summary

A server, a client, a control method, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium that can promote social interactions of users attending a specific event. The server includes a communication unit configured to receive a profile of a user or an interest signal indicating interest in a specific event along with identification information of the user from a client; an accumulation unit configured to accumulate the profile of the user in association with the identification information of the user; and a control unit configured to control the identification information to be stored in the accumulation unit in association with the specific event according to the interest signal, to search for a user having a profile similar to the received profile based on the identification information and create a group users of similar interests, and transmit information of the created group to the client before an opening of the specific event.