Geo-Position Based Web Address Determination System
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Users often face difficulties in accessing online contact information for entities at their location, such as museums or merchants, without prior knowledge of the web address, leading to inconvenience in obtaining information or completing transactions.
Innovation Solution
A system that determines and transmits online contact addresses for entities based on a user's geo-position using a communication device, which can request and receive location information through GPS or network connections, and then displays the relevant web addresses, email addresses, or transaction forms automatically.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users manually search for online information about entities or request information in person, then they can obtain contact information, but this process is time-consuming and inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service by automatically determining the user's location via GPS coordinates and retrieving relevant entity contact information without requiring manual search or in-person inquiry. The communication device performs the information retrieval autonomously based on location data.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary action by pre-establishing a database of entities with their contact information and locations. When a user visits an entity location, the system can immediately retrieve and display the relevant contact information without requiring real-time manual search.
2Loss of information
If entities place online contact information on brochures or visible places, then users can see the information, but users still need to physically locate and read the information
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces the mechanical system of physical brochures and visible signage with an electronic information retrieval system. Instead of users physically locating and reading printed information, the system uses GPS coordinates to automatically retrieve and display contact information on the communication device.
3Loss of information
If users perform online search to find entity information, then they can obtain contact details, but the search process requires manual effort and may yield incorrect results
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces an intermediary component that acts as a mediator between the user and the online information database. The communication device with GPS functionality serves as the intermediary, automatically translating physical location into relevant contact information without requiring the user to perform manual search operations.
Data Source
AI summary
There are provided systems and method for a web address determination based on a geo-position of a user. A user may utilize a communication device at a location of an entity to be redirected to an online contact address of the entity. A server may receive a request from the communication device including a request for an online contact address for an entity at the location of the user. The server may then access the location of the user by either receiving the location of the user from the communication device or determining the location of the user by the server. Once the location of the user is accessed, the server may determine the online contact address for the entity at the location of the user. The online contact address may be transmitted to the user for display by the communication device, including display of a website for the entity.