Geofencing Session System for Location-Based User Interaction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing technologies lack an efficient method for facilitating location-based social interactions, professional interactions, and business transactions, particularly in dynamically changing environments.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that utilize geofencing and location-based technologies to create session areas, allowing users to interact and exchange information based on their proximity to predefined geographic areas, with features such as user profiling, correlation scoring, and enhanced visibility functions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If geofencing and location-based technologies are used to create session areas for user interactions, then the efficiency and targeting of interactions are improved, but the system complexity and infrastructure requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary system comprising location servers, session area management modules, and user profile databases that mediate between users and the physical environment. This intermediary layer handles the complex tasks of geofence creation, user location tracking, and interaction matching, thereby improving interaction efficiency while containing system complexity within the infrastructure rather than requiring complex user-side devices
Solution Approach 2:
The session area system is designed to support multiple interaction types (social, professional, business transactions) and multiple location-based services within a single unified framework. This multi-functionality allows the system to improve various interaction efficiencies simultaneously while avoiding the need for separate specialized systems for each interaction type
2Measurement precision
If user profiling and correlation scoring are implemented to enhance discoverability, then the precision of user matching is improved, but the data processing requirements and computational resources increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-establishing user profiles with relevant attributes and pre-defining session area characteristics before actual interactions occur. Correlation scoring models are pre-configured with weighting schemes for different user attributes. This preliminary preparation enables rapid, low-computation matching during actual interactions while maintaining high precision
Solution Approach 2:
The correlation scoring system applies different levels of analysis at different stages: coarse filtering based on essential attributes (location, basic profile) is applied broadly, while detailed correlation scoring is applied only to users who pass the initial filter. This localized application of computational resources maintains matching precision while reducing overall data processing requirements
3Adaptability or versatility
If location-based services are used to facilitate business transactions, then the relevance of interactions is improved, but the privacy concerns and security requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments user data into different levels of sensitivity and processes them accordingly. Location data is handled separately from personal profile data, with different access controls and privacy settings for each. Session area information is segmented into public attributes (location, general purpose) and private attributes (detailed user preferences). This segmentation enables relevant location-based matching while protecting user privacy through selective data disclosure
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces privacy-preserving intermediary mechanisms including encrypted location data transmission, anonymized user profiles that are revealed only during active sessions, and mediated interaction protocols that allow users to control information disclosure. These intermediaries enable relevant business transactions while mitigating privacy concerns through technical safeguards
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AI summary
In accordance with one example embodiment of the present invention a method comprises at least partially enabling a set of functionalities and attributes associated to an area for facilitating business transactions, networking activities, or social interactions of users who are within, proximate, or associated, at least provisionally, with said area. In some implementations, the present invention provides functionalities apt to discover taxonomies of users in relation to locations. In some other implementations, the present invention provides functionalities apt to trace or follow up with users who have associated their identities, at least during a time window, with said area. In other implementations, the invention provides technical solutions to facilitate the operation of location-based business operations.