Local Geofence Notification Storage for Privacy and Speed
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Solution Overview
Problem
Modern smartphones with enhanced user privacy features limit the ability of location-based systems to automatically contact remote servers without user authorization, and existing location-based notification systems often require merchant-initiated notifications without user consent, raising privacy concerns and response time issues.
Innovation Solution
A user-controlled software app that allows users to store geofences and associated information, such as images, on their smartphone, enabling location-based notifications without remote server contact, allowing users to set authorized notifications and utilize AI to generate coupons based on user preferences.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the system automatically contacts remote servers to provide location-based notifications, then the notification system can deliver merchant-initiated content, but user privacy is compromised and response time increases due to server communication requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the notification content and geofence data from remote servers and stores them locally in the smartphone's memory. This eliminates the need for continuous server communication, thereby preserving user privacy while maintaining notification delivery capability. The system only accesses local stored information rather than automatically contacting external servers.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a local memory storage as an intermediary between the user's smartphone and remote servers. This intermediary layer allows the system to function with location-based notifications without direct server contact, reducing privacy intrusion while maintaining operational functionality.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the system contacts remote servers for notification delivery, then merchants can initiate notifications, but the response time is delayed due to network communication
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-storing notification content, geofence boundaries, and merchant information in the smartphone's local memory before the user reaches the destination. This advance preparation eliminates the need for real-time server communication when the user arrives, significantly reducing response time while maintaining the ability to deliver merchant-initiated notifications.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If the system requires user authorization for each server contact, then user privacy is protected, but the notification system becomes less automated and more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service by having the smartphone automatically use locally stored notification data without requiring user authorization for each server contact. The system serves itself by retrieving pre-stored information from local memory, maintaining privacy protection while reducing operational complexity and automation requirements.
Data Source
AI summary
A privacy enhanced system and method of using a handheld computerized device to store and retrieve geofence based notifications, without requiring that any of the specific geofenced regions or notifications be reported on a remote server. The system enables the user to both manually draw the desired geofences on the device's touchscreen, as well as directly load the geofence associated notifications (such as various images) into the device in advance. Other constraints and executable code can also be input and associated as desired. In use, the system automatically triggers when its location sensors detect that the device is within a geofenced region, and if the constraints are satisfied, can automatically retrieve the desired notifications. In some embodiments, the system can use previously stored executable code to automatically generate additional geofence regions and notifications.