Geographic Message Distribution via Location-Based Routing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current electronic communication systems do not allow for instant distribution of user-input messages to all users within a specific geographic location without requiring the sender to create a list of specific recipients.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that associate geographic locations with user-submitted messages, allowing messages to be distributed to users within a predetermined distance or at the same location, using GPS, cell sites, and third-party software to determine locations, and enabling transmission via push notifications, SMS/MMS, email, or web browsers, with options for users to input or select geographic locations and attach media.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If user specifies individual recipients for each message, then message delivery is reliable and targeted, but the operation complexity and time required increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a message distribution system with automatic recipient selection functionality that acts as an intermediary between the user and the message delivery process. The system automatically identifies and selects recipients based on pre-configured criteria such as geographic location, contact groups, or message type, eliminating the need for users to manually specify each recipient while ensuring reliable and targeted delivery.
2Productivity
If message distribution is automated based on geographic location, then communication efficiency improves, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a self-service message distribution system where the system automatically performs recipient identification and message routing based on geographic location data. The system autonomously determines which users are in the relevant geographic area and delivers messages to them without requiring manual intervention, thereby improving communication efficiency while managing complexity through automation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes geographic location parameters (coordinates, radius, area codes) to automatically determine message distribution targets. By changing the distribution criteria from manual recipient lists to geographic parameter-based selection, the system achieves efficient automated distribution while keeping the interface simple for users.
3Measurement precision
If geographic location tracking is implemented for all users, then message distribution accuracy improves, but privacy concerns and data security risks increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements location-based message distribution with user control over privacy settings. Each user can define their own geographic parameters (location, radius, area codes) that determine which messages they receive and which messages they can send to others. This localized approach allows precise geographic targeting while giving users control over their own data, thereby reducing privacy risks.
Data Source
AI summary
A method and system are provided providing electronic communications between users in a similar geographic location. Mobile devices determine geographic location information based on signals received from external devices, such as GPS satellites or cell sites, and web browsers determine geographic location using external devices or third party software, such as Google Loader, or based on the IP address of the computer running the web browser. The system receives geographic location information from a mobile device or web browser in addition to a user-input message. The system distributes the message to users of the system with geographic locations within a predetermined distance from the geographic location that the message was input.