Geo-Location Information Linking System for Object History Preservation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The loss of historical information related to valuable objects is common due to the difficulty in documenting their lineage, leading to undervaluation or misidentification, especially as the aging population results in a lack of documentation for personal treasures.
Innovation Solution
An information linking system with a geo-location mechanism that uses an identification icon, such as a bar code or QR code, to link and retrieve supplementary information about an object, including its history, origin, and ownership, by determining an access key based on the device's location relative to the object's location.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If traditional cataloging methods are used to document object history, then the system is simple to operate, but information loss occurs over time due to lack of preservation mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by capturing and storing object information, location data, and ownership details in advance using identification icons and geo-location tracking. This proactive documentation prevents information loss before it occurs, addressing the core problem of historical data disappearance over time
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary information linking system that connects objects to their historical data through identification icons and geo-location mechanisms. This intermediary layer preserves and transmits information between generations without requiring direct human intervention, solving the information preservation problem while maintaining manageable system complexity
2Loss of information
If detailed historical information is made accessible to all, then information availability increases, but security and authorization control decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies local quality by providing different information access levels to different users based on their authorization. The identification icon system enables selective information disclosure where certain historical data is only accessible to authorized individuals, while other information remains publicly available, thus balancing accessibility with security
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes parameter changes by dynamically adjusting information accessibility based on authorization parameters. The system changes the state of information availability from closed to open or vice versa depending on user credentials and geo-location verification, maintaining both security and information availability
3Measurement precision
If geo-location tracking is implemented to verify object location, then information accuracy improves, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies partial action by activating geo-location tracking only when necessary - specifically when identification icons are scanned or when authorization verification is required. Rather than continuous tracking, the system uses on-demand location verification, reducing energy consumption while maintaining sufficient measurement precision for information access control
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AI summary
A method of operation of an information linking system includes: scanning an identification icon on an object; determining an access key by analyzing the identification icon including a target location read from the identification icon and a current location of a device that scanned the identification icon; and retrieving at least an initial availability level from a plurality of qualified information levels of a geo-location object information and additional information levels, authorized by the access key when the current location is within a geo-fence of the target location, for displaying on the device.