Geo-Fenced Location Assignment for Mobile Units via Back-End Server
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Solution Overview
Problem
Manually assigning locations to mobile units is a time-consuming and error-prone task, especially when dealing with a large number of units and locations that require frequent updates, leading to inefficiencies in travel and resource allocation.
Innovation Solution
A back-end application computer server automatically assigns locations to mobile units based on location and unit coordinates, utilizing geo-fences and prioritization algorithms to optimize assignments and facilitate interactive user interfaces for real-time communication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual assignment of locations to mobile units is used, then flexibility in reviewing assignments is maintained, but time consumption and error rate increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs automatic assignment of locations to mobile units using algorithms that independently evaluate location coordinates, mobile unit coordinates, geo-fence regions, and prioritization criteria without requiring manual human intervention for each assignment decision
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the manual mechanical process of reviewing and assigning locations with an automated computer-based system that uses algorithms to perform the assignment based on stored criteria and real-time data
2Reliability
If manual assignment of locations to mobile units is used, then human judgment can be applied, but error rate increases with large numbers of locations and units
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically evaluates multiple criteria including location coordinates, mobile unit coordinates, geo-fence regions, and prioritization to make assignment decisions without human intervention, eliminating manual errors
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides indicators of assigned locations to mobile units and facilitates electronic message exchange to support interactive user interface displays, allowing for verification and correction of assignments
3Adaptability or versatility
If frequent updates of location and unit information are implemented, then assignment relevance is maintained, but processing time and computational resources increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system is designed to perform automatic assignments at scheduled intervals or triggered by specific events, allowing for frequent updates without continuous processing overhead
Solution Approach 2:
The system stores assignment criteria including geo-fence regions and prioritization rules in advance, so that when updates occur, the system can quickly evaluate new data against pre-established criteria without recalculating everything from scratch
Data Source
AI summary
A back-end application computer server may access a location data store containing information about a set of locations to be visited, including location identifiers and location coordinates. The computer server may then prioritize the locations to be visited. A mobile unit data store may contain information about a set of mobile units, including mobile unit identifiers, mobile unit location coordinates, and mobile unit communication addresses. The computer server may then automatically assign each location to a mobile unit based on the location coordinates, the mobile unit location coordinates, at least one geo-fence, and the prioritization. Indications of assigned locations may be transmitted to each mobile unit via the associated mobile unit communication address, and electronic messages may be exchanged to support an interactive user interface display associated with assignments of locations to mobile units. According to some embodiments, the back-end computer server facilitates collection of location information from mobile devices.