Geolocation Content Retrieval via APIE Mediator
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems lack the ability to retrieve digital content based on a user's physical geolocation, limiting the accessibility of content to specific locations and failing to associate retrieval rules with the content placement.
Innovation Solution
A system and method utilizing an Application Programming Interface Exchange (APIE) that allows digital content to be placed at a specific geolocation with associated retrieval rules, enabling content retrieval by user devices when within a defined range and satisfying specified rules, using geolocation technologies like GPS and beacons.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If content is placed at a specific geolocation with retrieval rules, then content accessibility based on location is improved, but system complexity increases due to the need for geolocation tracking and rule validation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an APIE (Application Programming Interface Exchange) as an intermediary system that manages the complex interactions between content placement, geolocation tracking, and retrieval rule validation. The APIE acts as a mediator that handles the complexity of geolocation-based content management, allowing user devices to simply request content based on their location without needing to implement complex geolocation and rule-validation logic themselves.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the APIE continuously monitors user device geolocation and automatically determines whether retrieval rules are satisfied. This feedback loop allows the system to dynamically grant or deny content retrieval access based on real-time location data, eliminating the need for users to manually check or manage complex retrieval conditions.
2Reliability
If retrieval rules are enforced for geolocation-based content access, then content security and control are improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to additional validation requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The APIE implements self-service functionality by automatically validating retrieval rules against user device geolocation data without requiring user intervention. The system autonomously determines whether a user is authorized to retrieve content based on their location, eliminating the need for users to manually verify or manage retrieval rules while maintaining strong security controls.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary validation of retrieval rules and geolocation data through the APIE before content retrieval is granted. By pre-establishing retrieval rules and automatically checking geolocation compliance in advance, the system ensures content security is maintained while users experience seamless, uninterrupted access when they meet the criteria.
3Manufacturing precision
If geolocation-based retrieval is implemented, then content distribution precision is improved, but loss of time increases due to continuous location monitoring and rule validation
Solution Approach 1:
The APIE implements continuous geolocation monitoring and retrieval rule validation in the background without interrupting user operations. The system maintains continuous awareness of user device locations and automatically evaluates retrieval rules as users move through different geofenced areas, ensuring precise content distribution occurs seamlessly without requiring users to pause or manually trigger validation processes.
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AI summary
The present invention is in the technical field of geolocation. More particularly, the present invention is in the technical field of making content in the form of electronic data available for retrieval when a device has satisfied the Retrieval Range and other Rules which govern the ability to retrieve the content. Retrieval of Content by user devices may be based on Rules communicated by an App, Admin or third party interface and shall be contained and processed by an application interface engine.