Geographic Location Display for Friend Activity Lists
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of social networking services (SNS) cannot easily view the geographic locations where their friends' activities are published, leading to inconvenience in tracking personal activities at different locations.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that utilize geographic location information, obtained through mobile communication terminals and geographic information systems, to display user activities on friend activity lists, including personal activity information and location data, enabling users to check friends' activities at different locations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If geographic location information is obtained and displayed for user activities, then users can check friends' activities at different locations, but the system complexity increases due to integration of mobile terminals and geographic information systems
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a geographic information system as an intermediary component that bridges mobile communication terminals and the SNS server. This mediator handles the complex task of converting coordinate data into meaningful location information, thereby reducing the burden on the core SNS system while enabling location-based functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The system is divided into distinct functional modules: mobile terminal for data collection, SNS server for processing and storage, and geographic information system for location interpretation. This segmentation allows each component to specialize in specific tasks, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining comprehensive functionality.
2Adaptability or versatility
If geographic location information is integrated into SNS, then user engagement is enhanced through location-aware interactions, but the data processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary processing of location data by obtaining and storing geographic location information at the time of activity submission. This advance preparation reduces the need for complex real-time processing when generating friend activity lists, thereby improving data processing efficiency while maintaining enhanced user engagement capabilities.
3Reliability
If real-time location tracking is implemented, then users can monitor friends' current positions, but the energy consumption of mobile terminals increases
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of continuous real-time tracking, the system updates location information periodically when users submit new activities. This periodic approach maintains reliable location tracking capability while significantly reducing the energy consumption of mobile terminals, as GPS and other location services are activated only when needed rather than continuously.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a method and system for displaying user activities based on geographical location information, and a computer storage medium, the method comprising the following steps: an SNS server obtaining personal activities information submitted by a first SNS user and the geographical location information of the first SNS user submitting the personal activities information (S100); establishing a personal activities information database of the first SNS user according to the personal activities information, the geographical location information and the identification number of the first SNS user, and storing the database in the SNS server (S200); the SNS server searching for the friend list of the first SNS user in the database, notifying a second SNS user on the friend list of the first SNS user of the personal activities information, the geographical location information and the identification number of the first SNS user and displaying them in a friend activity of the second SNS user (S300). The method, system and computer storage medium facilitate the second SNS user to search for the personal activities of friends in different geographical locations.