Geolocation-Based Push Information Deletion System

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Solution Overview

Problem

The increasing number of push information scenarios leads to users receiving excessive and irrelevant information, causing inconvenience and interference in their daily lives, as existing technologies fail to effectively control the delivery of push information.

Innovation Solution

A method and system that determine a user's geographical location and send push information relevant to their location, with the ability to delete such information when the user leaves the designated area, using a server and terminal device collaboration to manage information push and deletion based on regional range data stored in a database.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If push information is continuously sent to users based on various scenarios, then the coverage and reach of information delivery is improved, but the user experience deteriorates due to information overload and interference

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation delivery coverageVSAvoiduser interference
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by making push information delivery location-specific rather than universal. The system determines the terminal device's geographical location and compares it with stored regional range information to selectively push information only when the device is within relevant areas. This ensures information is delivered with appropriate local relevance while avoiding unnecessary pushes to users in unrelated locations, thus maintaining high delivery coverage for relevant users while minimizing interference for others.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Loss of information

If push information is sent to users based on geographical location, then the relevance and usefulness of information is improved, but the system complexity increases due to location tracking and regional range management

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation relevanceVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-storing regional range information and associated push information in a database before actual push operations. The system prepares the geographical boundaries and corresponding information content in advance, so that when a terminal device sends its location, the server can quickly determine relevance by simple comparison rather than complex real-time analysis. This reduces system complexity during operation while maintaining high information relevance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Ease of operation

If push information is deleted when users leave regional ranges, then the user experience is improved by removing irrelevant information, but the additional operation of deletion increases system complexity

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser convenienceVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies self-service by making the push information automatically delete itself when the terminal device leaves the regional range, without requiring manual user intervention or complex deletion management systems. The server monitors the device's location continuously, and when the device exits the predefined geographical boundary, the server automatically sends a deletion instruction or the device automatically removes the information. This simple automated approach improves user convenience by keeping the information list clean while adding minimal system complexity compared to manual management.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS10638258B2Method for deleting push information, server, and terminal device
Publication Date: 2020.04.28 ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD
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AI summary

A method, a server, and a terminal device of deleting a piece of push information are disclosed. The method includes: determining geographical location information of a terminal device; determining, according to the geographical location information and a preset database, whether the terminal device enters a regional range corresponding to a place, and if affirmative, pushing a piece of information related to the place to the terminal device, the database storing regional range information of each place and related pieces of information; and after determining that the terminal device leaves the regional range corresponding to the place, sending an instruction of deleting the piece of push information to the terminal device, so that the terminal device deletes the piece of push information. According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, interference caused by pieces of push information to the daily life of users can be avoided.